Animal Classification Vocabulary

Question 1

A biologist studies three animals: a ladybug, a grasshopper, and a salamander. Which answer correctly matches each animal with the type of metamorphosis it experiences?

Accepted Answer

The ladybug has complete metamorphosis (egg → larva → pupa → adult), the grasshopper has incomplete metamorphosis (egg → nymph → adult), and the salamander undergoes metamorphosis from a larval stage to an adult.

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The ladybug has incomplete metamorphosis, the grasshopper has complete metamorphosis, and the salamander does not undergo metamorphosis.

Answer

Both the ladybug and the grasshopper have complete metamorphosis, while the salamander has incomplete metamorphosis.

Answer

The ladybug has complete metamorphosis, the grasshopper has incomplete metamorphosis, and the salamander has complete metamorphosis.

Question 2

A scientist discovers an animal that has a backbone, dry scaly skin, lays eggs on land, and is cold‑blooded. Which group does this animal belong to?

Accepted Answer

Reptiles

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Fish

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Amphibians

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Mammals

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses the word “metamorphosis” to describe an insect that has a complete metamorphosis?

Accepted Answer

A butterfly undergoes metamorphosis, changing from an egg to a larva (caterpillar), then to a pupa, and finally to an adult butterfly.

Answer

A frog undergoes metamorphosis, changing directly from an egg to an adult frog.

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A beetle undergoes metamorphosis, changing from an egg to a nymph that looks like a small adult.

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A spider undergoes metamorphosis, changing from an egg to an adult spider.

Try three questions

A biologist studies three animals: a ladybug, a grasshopper, and a salamander. Which answer correctly matches each animal with the type of metamorphosis it experiences?

A scientist discovers an animal that has a backbone, dry scaly skin, lays eggs on land, and is cold‑blooded. Which group does this animal belong to?

Which sentence correctly uses the word “metamorphosis” to describe an insect that has a complete metamorphosis?

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