Life Cycles of Animals — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each life cycle word by following the dotted lines.
1. hatch
2. nymph
3. chick
4. grow
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1. A baby chicken is called a chick.
A baby chicken is called a chick. It hatches from an egg laid by a hen.
2. Birds hatch from eggs laid in a nest.
Birds hatch from eggs that the mother bird lays and keeps warm in a nest.
3. A young grasshopper is called a nymph.
A young grasshopper is called a nymph, which looks like a small adult without wings.
4. Animals grow and change as they get older.
Animals grow and change as they get older, moving through the stages of their life cycle.
5. A hen lays an egg that can hatch into a chick.
A hen lays an egg that she keeps warm until the chick inside is ready to hatch.
Part C: True or False
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1. A chick grows up to become a chicken.
True False
True — A chick is a baby chicken that grows up to become an adult chicken.
2. A grasshopper nymph looks completely different from an adult grasshopper.
True False
False — A grasshopper nymph looks like a small adult grasshopper, just without fully grown wings.
3. Birds hatch from eggs.
True False
True — All birds hatch from eggs that are laid by the mother bird.