SC.4.L.16.4

Form A

Teacher Guide

1. Sasha notices an object on the ground near the nature trail.

Which type of animal could be the parent of this offspring?

  1. coyote
  2. raccoon
  3. robin
  4. skunk

Explanation:
Birds are warm blooded animals that lay eggs.

2. Elijah is preparing for a test on animal life cycles. He needs to remember how some animals go through metamorphosis. Which animal would be an example of an animal that goes through metamorphosis?

  1. coyote
  2. sea turtle
  3. grasshopper
  4. nurse shark

Explanation: Incomplete metamorphosis is the life cycle of certain insects, such as crickets and grasshoppers. Incomplete and complete metamorphosis differ in the number of life cycle stages an organism will go through during its transformation from egg to adult.

3. The Florida maple tree is a flowering plant. The Florida longleaf pine tree is a non-flowering plant. Both trees go through various stages in their life cycles. Which stage is found in the life cycles of both?

A. making cones

B. making seeds

C. making fruits

D. making flowers

Explanation:Both plants make seeds. The Florida maple is a flowering plant that holds seeds inside while the longleaf pine tree is a non-flowering plant that reproduces through seeds found inside the pine cone.

4. The most common "stick bug" in Florida is the Two-striped Walkingstick. Stick bugs, like grasshoppers, undergo incomplete metamorphosis. What is the main difference between the life stages of stick bugs and insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, like butterflies?

  1. Stick bugs do not lay eggs.
  2. Stick bugs do not form pupae.
  3. Stick bugs give birth to live young.
  4. Stick bugs develop directly from egg to adult form.

Explanation:Incomplete metamorphosis is the type of life cycle where there is no pupal stage between the immature and adult stages. While in a complete metamorphosis the pupal stage in the development of the caterpillar is where major transformations take place.

5. The coontie plant is the only cycad native to the United States.Cycads are small plants with large leaves and very short stems. The cones of a coontie plant are very close to the ground.

In which structure of the plant do the seeds develop?

A. structure Q

B. structure R

C. structure S

D. structure T

Explanation:Structure S is a picture of a cone. Cone bearing-plants differ from flowering plants because their seeds are made in their cones. Conifers use cones to hold their seeds.

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