Amphibian life cycles | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What do we call the stages that an animal goes through as it ages?
- A life circle
- A life cycle ✓
- A life story
Which life process means 'an animal making more animals'?
- Reproduction ✓
- Nutrition
- Growth
- Recovery
- Repetition
Which of these statements about amphibians is not true?
- Amphibians have moist skin.
- Amphibians live on land and in water.
- Amphibians lay eggs.
- Amphibians are warm-blooded. ✓
Eggs are roundish objects with what inside?
- Nothing living
- A devloping animal ✓
- Lots of tiny animals
Which of these animals is not an amphibian?
- Newt
- Frog
- Turtle ✓
- Toad
Amphibians belong to a group of animals called vertebrates. This means they have a ______.
- 'spine' ✓

Amphibians hatch from jelly-like eggs called ______.
- 'spawn' ✓
Starting with the youngest, order the stages of the life cycle for most amphibians.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  spawn (eggs)
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  larva
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  larva with hind legs
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  larva with four legs
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  adult
What is the name for this type of image which shows the stages that an animal goes through as it ages?
- Life cycle diagram ✓
- Venn diagram
- Table
- Illustration
- Food chain
At which life cycle stage are amphibians able to reproduce?
- Larva
- Larva with hind legs
- Larva with four legs
- Adult ✓
The big change in form that most amphibians go through is called ______.
- 'metamorphosis' ✓
Why do scientists present information in different ways for different audiences?
- So that the information takes a long time to share.
- So that the scientists sound intelligent.
- So that different audiences can understand the information. ✓
- So that the information is more complicated.

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Amphibians are animals, they are living things that grow and reproduce
Amphibians are usually hatched from eggs, then live under water before moving onto land
Most amphibians go through big changes (metamorphosis), but not all amphibians go through the same process
Scientific diagrams are used to show the stages in an amphibian’s life cycle
Scientists use simple language and images to help different audiences understand their results

Pupils may think that only birds lay eggs.

Use the lesson resources to make it clear that other animals, including amphibians, lay eggs and these can look different to bird eggs.

Amphibian - An amphibian is a cold-blooded animal that has moist skin, lays eggs and can live on land and in water.
Life cycle - A life cycle is the way in which a living thing changes as it ages.
Larva - A larva is a life cycle stage that some animals go through before metamorphosis into their next form.
Reproduce - When living things reproduce they create their offspring.
Metamorphosis - Metamorphosis is a major change from one form to another.