Lifecycle
What is a life cycle?
The stages an animal goes through as it grows and changes
What does the word adaptation mean?
An adaptation is a characteristic of an animal that helps it survive in it's environment.
What is an animal?
An animal is a living thing that eats food, breathes air, is able to move, and can reproduce.
What is metamorphosis?
A big change in body form during growth.
List five ways that animals move?
Hop, walk, slither, swim, fly
What is the life cycle of a frog?
Egg → Tadpole → Froglet → Adult frog
Why do turtles and snails have shells?
Protection from predators
Which animal group has fur or hair and feeds milk to their babies?
(Mammals)
Name 2 animals that go through metamorphosis.
butterfly and frog
Give an example of an animal adaptation?
Ducks have webbed feet that help them swim.
What stage comes after a caterpillar?
Chrysalis / pupa
How does a camel survive in the desert?
It has a hump that stores fat.
Name 6 animals that are reptiles
snake, dinosaurs, turtle, lizard, komodo dragon, alligator,sea turtle etc
Why is metamorphosis important for some animals?
It helps them survive in different stages of life.
Which animal group does a bat belong to and why?
Mammals, because it feeds milk to its babies even though it can fly.
Name an animal that hatches from an egg.
Bird, turtle, snake, frog, chicken
How does a beaver's tail help it survive in its environment?
A beaver has a big, flat tail to communicate and build dams.
What makes amphibians different from reptiles?
Amphibians live part of their life in water and part on land; reptiles do not.
How does a tadpole’s body change when it becomes a frog?
It grows legs, loses its tail, and can live on land.
This animal has six legs and a body with three parts. Which animal group is it in?
Insects
How is a frog’s life cycle different from a human’s life cycle?
Frogs change shape completely; humans grow but do not change body form.
Give one adaptation for an animal that lives in cold places and one for an animal that lives in water.
Cold: thick fur for warmth; Water: gills or fins for swimming
A frog is an amphibian. What characteristics make it an amphibian?
Lives in water and on land; lays eggs in water; goes through metamorphosis.
How does a butterfly change as it grows?
It changes from an egg → caterpillar → chrysalis → butterfly
I can live in water or on land.
I breathe with lungs as an adult but had gills as a baby.
I am cold-blooded.
I do not have scales.
Which animal group am I and why?
Amphibians — amphibians have this life cycle and body type.