ANIMALS AND THEIR YOUNG ONES

CHAPTER 3

CONCEPT MAP

Egg laying
Mammals Reproduction Animals

Animals and their

young ones

Parental
Care
Life Cycle

Frog
Butterfly Cockroach
  KEYWORDS

1. Reproduction 11. Mammals

2. Albumen 12.Yolk
3. Embryo 13. Larva
4. Cocoon 14. Pupa
5. Metamorphosis 15. Nymph
6. Moulting 16. Spawns
7. Reptiles 17. Cockroaches
8. Maggot 18. Shedding
9. Tadpole 19. Resemble
10. Caterpillar 20. Wriggling

Definition

1) Lifespan – The period of time for which a living thing lives or

expected to live.
2) Reproduction – The process of producing young ones of the same
kind.
3) Nymph – Young one of a cockroach.
4) Moulting – Shedding of old skin or shell.
5) Larva – The young one that is different from the adult insect.
6) Caterpillar – The larva of a butterfly.
7) Maggot – The larva of a housefly.
8) Pupa – The resting stage in the lifecycle of a butterfly.
9) Metamorphosis – Change in the form and structure of a living
organism.
 10) Lifecycle – The various stages in the development of a living
thing.
11) Warm-blooded animals – Animals whose body temperature does
not change with the change in environment.
ANIMAL AND THEIR YOUNG ONES
CHAPTER 3
Short Answer Questions:
1. List the stages that occur in the lifecycle of a frog.
Ans: The lifecycle of a frog consists of the following stages:
Stage1- spawn
Stage2- tadpole
Stage 3- froglet
Stage 4- Adult frog

2. Name any three reptiles that lay eggs in holes under the ground.
Ans: Snake, turtle and crocodile

3. Name two animals that look like fish but are mammals.
Ans: Dolphin and Whale

4. How do insects reproduce?

Ans: The insects reproduce by laying eggs.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. What is reproduction? Explain the two ways of reproduction in
animals.
Ans: Reproduction is the process by which a living organism makes its
own kind. The two ways of reproduction are :
a) by laying eggs- oviparous
b) by giving birth directly – viviparous

2. List any 4 characteristics of mammals.

Ans: The characteristics of mammals are:
a) They give birth to young ones directly.
b) They feed their babies with their milk.
c) They have lungs to breathe.
d) They are warm-blooded animals.

3. Draw and label the structure of an egg.

Ans: Textbook diagram pg 20.

4. Explain with a labeled diagram the four stages in lifecycle of a

butterfly?
Ans: The lifecycle of a butterfly begins with an egg which hatches and a
caterpillar is formed. Then the caterpillar enters the pupa stage inside a
cocoon. Finally, it develops into an adult butterfly.
Textbook diagram pg 21.

5. Why do fish and frogs lay so many eggs?

Ans: Fish and frogs lay many eggs in clusters, only few of them survive
and grow into an adult fish because many of these eggs are eaten by
other big fish.