Reading a Cycle Diagram
Reading a Cycle Diagram 2
Investigations
Pollination and Seed Dispersal
100
What is the first stage in the life cycle of a plant?
Seed
100
In the life cycle of a frog, what stage comes right after the mature tadpole stage?
Froglet
100
In which environment would a plant NOT survive?
a. In a garden with a lot of sun.
b. In a pot inside a closet.
c. In a pot near a window.
b. In a pot inside a closet.
100
How do bees and butterflies help flowers make new seeds?
a. They scare away animals that eat plants
b. They carry pollen from one flower to another
c. They water the plants with their wings
b. They carry pollen from one flower to another
200
In the life cycle of a plant, which stage comes before germination?
Seed
200
In the life cycle of a butterfly, what stage happens between the butterfly stage and the larva stage?
Eggs
200
A seed is planted in a pot with nutrient rich soil and kept in the sun, but it never grows. What change can be made to allow the seed a better chance of growth?
Hint: Think about the 3 things a plant needs to survive!
The seed needs to be watered.
200
What are some ways seeds can travel to new places?
a. They stay in one place and never move
b. They grow legs and walk to a new spot
c. The wind, water, and animals help move them
c. The wind, water, and animals help move them
300
In the life cycle of a plant, what stage comes after growth?
Flowering
300
Which is the correct order of the life cycle of an oak tree?
a. sprout, seed, sapling, mature oak
b. seed, sprout, sapling, mature oak
c. seed, sapling, sprout, mature oak
b. seed, sprout, sapling, mature oak
300
A seed is planted in the soil under a shady tree. It is watered often, but it never grows. What change can be made to allow the seed a better chance of growth?
Hint: Think about the 3 things a plant needs to survive!
It should be planted where it can get more sunlight.
300
Why is it important for seeds to spread to different places?
a. So plants can grow in many places
b. So animals can have more food
c. So people can see more animals
a. So plants can grow in many places
400
What is one stage both life cycles have in common (the same)?
Eggs
400
Why would an author include this diagram in a book?
a. To teach you what an acorn looks like.
b. To explain how to find an oak tree in the forest.
c. To inform you on the steps of how a seed turns into a plant.
c. To inform you on the steps of how a seed turns into a plant.
400
A student wants to investigate the life cycle of a seed to a plant. Which of the following should the student do?
a. Look at a tree in the summer, spring, winter, and fall.
b. Plant a seed and watch is grow into a plant over time.
c. Observe how tall a plant can get.
b. Plant a seed and watch is grow into a plant over time.
400
How can animals help plants spread their seeds?
a. By eating seeds and dispersing (moving) them in new places
b. By watering the plants every day
c. By keeping all the seeds in one spot
a. By eating seeds and dispersing (moving) them in new places
500
What is one stage the life cycle of a frog has but the the butterfly does not?
Young Tadpole, Mature Tadpole, Froglet, or Adult Frog
500
Which sentence tells you which step will come next?
a. The eggs will turn into young tadpoles.
b. The mature tadpole will turn into an adult frog.
c. The froglet will produce eggs.
a. The eggs will turn into young tadpoles.
500
Michelle wants to investigate the life cycle of a lima bean. Which of the following should she do?
a. Plant a lima bean and give it to her best friend.
b. Research a lima bean on the computer.
c. Plant a lima bean and watch it grow over time.
c. Plant a lima bean and observe (watch) it grow over time.
500
Using the graphic above, what type of seed would most likely be moved by humans?
a. cherry
b. dandelion
c. sandbur
d. coconut
a. cherry