Animal life cycles | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Match the offspring to their parent.
- foal
  
  ⇔
  
  horse ✓
- owlet
  
  ⇔
  
  owl ✓
- cygnet
  
  ⇔
  
  swan ✓
True or false? Offspring always look like their parents.
- 'false' ✓
Which of these statements is true?
- Offspring change and grow into adult animals. ✓
- Offspring do not grow or change.
- Offspring grow but do not change.
Which of these groups only has animals that are offspring?
- foal, horse, zebra
- chick, penguin, hen
- tadpole, kitten, hatchling ✓
Which of these groups only has animals that are adults?
- caterpillar, butterfly, ladybird
- horse, crocodile, owl ✓
- frog, tadpole, toad
Izzy has some animal photos. She puts them into ______ by looking at what is the same and what is different about them.
- 'groups' ✓

From when they are born to when they become an adult, all animals...
- grow and change ✓
- have offspring
- stay the same
The journey of an animal from beginning to when it is fully grown is called its...
- offspring
- life cycle ✓
- parent
Which of these help us to observe more closely?
- thermometer
- magnifying glass ✓
- scissors
Put these monkeys in order from youngest to oldest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  newborn infant
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  infant
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  monkey
When we observe this seal and its pup we notice that...
- The pup is smaller and has darker fur. The seal is bigger and has white fur.
- The pup is bigger and has white fur. The seal is smaller and has spotty fur.
- The pup is smaller and has white fur. The seal is bigger and has spotty fur. ✓
Put these different stages of a butterfly's life cycle in order starting with the youngest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  egg
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  caterpillar
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  chrysalis
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  butterfly

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All animals grow and change from birth to being an adult
The journey of an animal from beginning until it is fully grown is called its life cycle
Scientists can use observation skills to describe the stage an animal has reached in its life cycle

Children may think that there are only two stages in an animal's life; child and adult.

Refer to other stages in animal's lives. For example, in humans we have children, teenagers, adults and the elderly.

Animal - An animal is a living thing which moves, and eats other animals or plants.
Offspring - You can refer to a person's child or to an animal's young as their offspring.
Adult - The adult is a mature form of a plant or animal.
Life cycle - A life cycle shows the way in which a living thing changes as it grows.
Observe - To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.