Name_________________________________________________ Date_________________________

2-2.5 Illustrate the various life cycles of animals (including birth and the stages of development).
2-1.3 Represent and communicate simple data & explanations through drawings, tables, pictographs,
bar graphs, and oral and written language.
1. How an animal starts life, grows to be an adult, has young and dies is called a
a. Life cycle
b. Mammal
c. Adaptation
2. Which animal hatches from an egg?

A
B
3. Which animal gives birth to live young?

A
B
C
4. Illustrate the stage that is missing from the butterflys life cycle.

Adult

Butterfly's
Life cycle

Pupa

Larva
(Caterpillar)

5. Mrs. Smiths class was studying butterflies. She had caterpillars, chrysalises and
butterflies in her room for her students to observe. Use the table below to count
the tally marks. How many of each were in Mrs. Smiths class?

Caterpillars

A.

Chrysalises

Butterflies

3 Caterpillars
4 Chrysalises
1 Butterfly

B.

3 Caterpillars
6 Chrysalises
1 Butterfly

C. 3 caterpillars
5 Chrysalises
1 Butterfly

D.

2 Caterpillars
5 Chrysalises
11 Butterflies

Use the calendar to answer the following questions:

February
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
1
2
3
4
Get Egg
Egg
Egg
Caterpillar
is hatched!

Friday
5
Caterpillar

Saturday
6
Caterpillar

Sunday
7
Caterpillar

8
Caterpillar

9
Caterpillar

10
Caterpillar

11
Caterpillar

12
Caterpillar

13
Caterpillar

14
Caterpillar

15
Caterpillar

16
Chrysalis

17
Chrysalis

18
Chrysalis

19
Chrysalis

20
Chrysalis

21
Chrysalis

22
Chrysalis

23
Chrysalis

24
Chrysalis

25
Chrysalis

26
Our
butterfly
emerges!

27
Butterfly

28
Butterfly

6. On what day did the butterfly emerge from the chrysalis?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Friday,
Friday,
Friday,
Friday,

February
February
February
February

5
12
19
26

7. On what date did the Caterpillar hatch? _______________________________________

a. Thursday, February 4
b. Thursday, February 11
c. Thursday, February 18
d. Thursday, February 25
8. Mr. Manns second grade class went outside to hunt for insects. What tool do you think
they used to observe the insects better?

A
B
9. Which of these animals would live in an ocean environment?

10. What environment is better suited for the animal pictured below?
a. An ocean environment
b. An Arctic environment
c. A forest environment