Animal Life Cycles Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

Question 1

Which of these animals changes its body shape dramatically during its life cycle?

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Frog

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Dog

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Cat

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Rabbit

Question 2

What is the very first stage in the life cycle of a butterfly?

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Egg

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Caterpillar

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Pupa

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Adult

Question 3

Which of these is a special feature of mammals?

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Having fur or hair

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Laying eggs

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Breathing through gills

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Living in water

Question 4

What is the special process by which animals create new baby animals?

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Fertilisation

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Respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Excretion

Question 5

Which of these animals lays eggs that hatch into tiny creatures with tails?

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Frog

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Bird

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Snake

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Shark

Question 6

What is the name of the quiet, still stage in the life cycle of a butterfly where it changes shape?

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Pupa

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Caterpillar

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Chrysalis

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Larva

Question 7

Which of these animals has scales and crawls on its belly?

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Snake

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Dog

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Cat

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Fish

Question 8

What is the name for the very first cell that forms when a new animal starts to grow?

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Zygote

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Embryo

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Larva

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Pupa

Question 9

Which of these is a special ability of birds?

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Laying eggs

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Having gills

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Having fur

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Living in water

Question 10

Which of these animals changes from a tiny egg to a legless tadpole and then to a frog?

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Frog

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Bird

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Cat

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Fish

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a special feature of mammals?

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They lay eggs

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They are warm-blooded

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They have fur or hair

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They give birth to live young

Question 12

What do we call the legless baby frogs that live in water?

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Tadpoles

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Frogs

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Toads

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Salamanders

Question 13

What do birds make to hold their eggs?

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Nests

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Holes

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Ponds

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Beds

Question 14

What is the name of the special 'house' that a caterpillar makes around itself to change into a butterfly?

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Chrysalis

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Web

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Nest

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Den

Question 15

Which of these animals lives for the shortest amount of time?

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Mayflies

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Elephants

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Tortoises

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Sharks

Question 16

Why is it important for animals to have life cycles?

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To keep the animal population stable and healthy

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To give animals something to do

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To make the world more colourful

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To provide entertainment for humans

Question 17

Which animal goes through a major change in appearance during its life cycle?

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Butterfly

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Cat

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Dog

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Spider

Question 18

Which animal lays eggs that hatch into animals that look like the adults?

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Chicken

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Dolphin

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Elephant

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Human

Question 19

What do baby frogs look like?

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Small frogs with tails

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Tiny frogs that hop

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Eggs

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Adult frogs

Question 20

What do baby spiders look like when they are first born?

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Tiny spiders

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Eggs

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Larvae

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Pupae

Question 21

Which animal has a very long neck and lays its eggs in the water?

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Swan

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Cat

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Cow

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Dog

Question 22

What do baby chickens look like?

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Fluffy yellow birds

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Eggs

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Baby birds with feathers

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Ducklings

Question 23

Which animal can live the longest?

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Elephant

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Giraffe

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Lion

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Tiger

Question 24

What is the name for a young animal that is still growing?

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Child

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Adult

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Larva

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Pupa

Question 25

Which animal lays its eggs in water?

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Frog

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Cat

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Bird

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Dog

Question 26

What is the first stage of a butterfly's life cycle?

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Egg

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Larva

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Pupa

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Butterfly

Question 27

Which animal lays eggs?

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Chicken

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Rabbit

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Cat

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Dolphin

Question 28

What happens during the pupa stage of a butterfly's life cycle?

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It changes into an adult butterfly

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It eats and grows

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It lays eggs

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It hibernates

Question 29

Which of these animals is NOT a mammal?

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Bird

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Dog

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Cat

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Rabbit

Question 30

What do frogs lay?

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Eggs

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Pupae

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Larvae

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Butterflies

Question 31

Which of these animals undergoes asexual reproduction?

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Starfish

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Spider

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Snake

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Lion

Question 32

What is the term for a baby bird?

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Chick

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Cub

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Kitten

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Puppy

Question 33

Which of these animals can change its colour?

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Chameleon

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Tiger

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Dolphin

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Cat

Question 34

What is the name for the process by which plants and animals grow and develop?

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Life cycle

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Evolution

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Reproduction

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Metamorphosis

Question 35

Which animal goes through a process of changing form, called metamorphosis?

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Butterfly

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Dog

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Fish

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Snake

Question 36

Which animal is a mammal?

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Dog

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Fish

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Bird

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Snake

Question 37

What is the term for the process of an egg developing into a baby animal?

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Incubation

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Germination

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Metamorphosis

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Reproduction

Question 38

Which animal has a life cycle that includes a period spent in a casing called a chrysalis?

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Butterfly

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Frog

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Bird

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Fish

Question 39

What is the name of the stage in an animal's life cycle when it becomes an adult?

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Adult

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Embryo

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Larva

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Pupa

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the life cycle of a butterfly?

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Tadpole

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Egg

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Larva

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Pupa

Question 41

What is the name of the change that happens when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly?

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Metamorphosis

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Reproduction

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Respiration

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Hibernation

Question 42

Which animal has a life cycle that includes an egg, tadpole, and adult stage?

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Frog

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Bird

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Cat

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Dog

Question 43

What is the first stage in the life cycle of a bird?

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Egg

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Embryo

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Chick

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Adult

Question 44

Which animal gives birth to live babies?

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Cat

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Chicken

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Fish

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Snake

Question 45

What do you call a baby cow?

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Calf

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Lamb

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Kid

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Foal

Question 46

Which part of an animal's life cycle does it spend growing bigger and stronger?

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Adult

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Embryo

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Larva

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Pupa

Question 47

What happens when an animal dies?

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Decomposes

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Reproduces

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Metamorphoses

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Breathes

Question 48

What type of reproduction happens when an animal makes a copy of itself?

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Asexual

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Sexual

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Live birth

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Egg laying

Question 49

Which animal undergoes a dramatic change in form during its life, known as metamorphosis?

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Butterfly

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Fish

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Cat

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Dog

Question 50

Which animal reproduces by laying eggs?

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Hen

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Dolphin

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Cow

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Shark

Question 51

Which animal undergoes an incomplete metamorphosis, where it maintains a generally similar body form throughout its life?

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Grasshopper

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Butterfly

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Frog

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Beetle

Question 52

Which characteristic distinguishes an adult animal from younger stages?

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Ability to reproduce

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Rapid growth

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Small size

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Dependence on parents

Question 53

Which animal has the longest average life expectancy?

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Elephant

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Mouse

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Cat

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Dog

Question 54

Which of the following animals belongs to the mammal group?

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Bat

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Snake

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Fish

Question 55

Which stage of an animal's life is characterized by a gradual decline in physical and mental abilities?

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Senescent

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Juvenile

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Embryonic

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Adult