Primary 3 Science · Worksheet
Life Cycles
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Section A · Multiple choice 5 marks
1. Which shows the life cycle of a butterfly in the correct order?
(A) Egg, pupa, caterpillar, adult(B) Egg, caterpillar, pupa, adult(C) Caterpillar, egg, adult, pupa(D) Pupa, egg, adult, caterpillar
2. What does a young frog (tadpole) live in?
(A) On a tree(B) In water(C) Under the ground(D) In a nest
3. Which animal has a life cycle of three stages: egg, nymph and adult?
(A) Butterfly(B) Cockroach(C) Mosquito(D) Frog
4. What does a seed grow into first?
(A) A fruit(B) A seedling(C) A flower(D) A leaf only
5. In the life cycle of a mosquito, which stages live in water?
(A) Egg and adult(B) Egg, larva and pupa(C) Only the adult(D) None of them
Section B · Fill in the blanks 5 marks
Word bank: egg · pupa · nymph · seedling · adult
6. A caterpillar changes into a before it becomes a butterfly.
7. A cockroach hatches from an egg as a .
8. A hen's chick hatches from an .
9. A seed grows into a and later becomes an adult plant.
10. A butterfly that can lay eggs is an .
Section C · Short answers 6 marks (2 each)
11. Why is it called a life CYCLE?
12. Name one way a nymph is different from a caterpillar.
13. Name one thing a plant needs to grow from a seed.
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