STARS SCHOOL

Level : Primary 4
Subject :Science
Title :Unit 6 Revision
Day/date :

Name: __________________

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. The life cycles of a cat, frog and cockroach have three stages-

__________________, young and adult.

2. Animals reproduce by _____________________ or giving birth to ____________.

3. The _____________________ of a life cycle varies from one living thing to

another.
4. The life cycle of different living things have different ___________________.

5. Living things go through _______________________ cycles.

6. Living things _______________________ so that their own kind continues to

be found on the Earth.
7. Some plants grow from other plant parts such as leaves and stems

instead __________________________.

8. The life cycles of most ___________________________have three stages- seed,

seeding and adult plant.
9. The life cycles of a butterfly, housefly and mosquito have four stages-

egg, _____________________, ____________________ and adult.

All answers must be in complete sentences.

1. Why do living things reproduce?

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2. What are other characteristics of living things?

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3. Name some other extinct animals.

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4. How do living things become extinct?

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5. Where were dodos found?

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6. What is the life cycle of a living thing?

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7. What is the difference between the life cycle of a chicken and horse?

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8. How is the life cycle of a beetle different from that of a chicken?

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9. Name some animals that give birth to their young.

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10. Name some animals that lay eggs.

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11. What are the stages in the life cycle of a human being?

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12. How is the life cycle of a kangaroo different from that of a cat?

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13. A frog’s egg has a jelly- like covering. How does this protect the eggs?

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 14. What does moulting mean and give some examples of animals that
moult?
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15. Why does a female mosquito feed on blood?

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16. What are the stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant?

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Define.

1. Faeces :

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2. Germinatiom :

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3. Life cycle :

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4. Maggot :

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5. Nymph :

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6. Seedling :

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7. Tadpole :

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8. Wriggler :

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