Primary 4 Basic Science and Technology Flashcards: Growth, Life Cycles and Young Ones of Animals

Question 1

What is growth in an animal?

Accepted Answer

an increase in body size

Question 2

What is development in an animal?

Accepted Answer

changes in body form and ability as it matures

Question 3

The young one of a goat is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

kid

Question 4

The young one of a sheep is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

lamb

Question 5

The young one of a cow is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

calf

Question 6

The young one of a dog is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

puppy

Question 7

The young one of a cat is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

kitten

Question 8

The young one of a chicken is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

chick

Question 9

The first stage in a frog’s life cycle is the ____.

Accepted Answer

egg

Question 10

A frog larva that lives in water is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

tadpole

Question 11

After developing legs, a tadpole becomes a ____.

Accepted Answer

froglet

Question 12

Arrange the frog stages correctly: egg, tadpole, froglet, ____.

Accepted Answer

adult frog

Question 13

The stage that hatches from a butterfly egg is the ____.

Accepted Answer

caterpillar

Question 14

A caterpillar changes into a butterfly inside the ____.

Accepted Answer

pupa

Question 15

Which is NOT a stage of a butterfly: egg, caterpillar, pupa, or tadpole?

Accepted Answer

tadpole

Question 16

The complete series of stages through which an animal grows is its ____.

Accepted Answer

life cycle

Question 17

A chick resembles its parent more than a caterpillar resembles a ____.

Accepted Answer

butterfly

Question 18

Which change shows development rather than mere increase in size?

Accepted Answer

a tadpole growing legs

Question 19

The correct way to show an animal life cycle is with ____.

Accepted Answer

labelled stages in the correct order

Question 20

Why do young animals need food?

Accepted Answer

to obtain energy and materials for growth

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