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How Animals Have Babies

Science · Animals of the World · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which of these babies hatches from an egg?

    • A kitten
    • A duckling
    • A calf

  2. Which baby is born alive, with no egg?

    • A chick
    • A puppy
    • A tadpole

  3. Where does a baby chick grow before it hatches?

    • In a pond
    • Loose in the nest, not in an egg
    • Inside an egg

  4. Which animal has its babies born alive, not from an egg?

    • Snake
    • Cat
    • Duck

  5. Sam finds five eggs in the garden. A lizard laid them. What will happen next?

    • Baby lizards will hatch out
    • The eggs will turn into a mom lizard
    • Nothing happens to eggs

  6. Mia visits a farm. She sees a hen sitting on eggs and a cow with her calf. Which baby was born alive?

    • The chick
    • The calf
    • Both babies

  7. A caterpillar munches and munches on a leaf. What will it become?

    • A butterfly
    • A tadpole
    • An egg again

  8. A turtle lays 6 eggs in the sand. All 6 eggs hatch. How many baby turtles crawl out?

    Answer: ______________

  9. Mia has 3 animal cards: a duck, a lizard, and a dog. Which 2 animals lay eggs?

    • The duck and the lizard
    • The duck and the dog
    • The lizard and the dog

  10. Which baby looks the most different from its parent?

    • A puppy
    • A tadpole
    • A kitten
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  1. A duckling · A duckling hatches from an egg. Calves and kittens are born alive.
  2. A puppy · A puppy is born alive. Chicks and tadpoles hatch from eggs.
  3. Inside an egg · A baby chick grows inside its egg. The egg sits in the nest until the chick is ready to hatch.
  4. Cat · Cats give birth to live kittens. Snakes and ducks lay eggs.
  5. Baby lizards will hatch out · Eggs hatch, and baby lizards crawl out.
  6. The calf · The calf was born alive. The chick hatches from an egg.
  7. A butterfly · A caterpillar changes a lot and becomes a butterfly. It looks nothing like the caterpillar.
  8. 6 · One baby turtle grows in each egg. 6 eggs hatch into 6 baby turtles.
  9. The duck and the lizard · Ducks and lizards lay eggs. Dogs have their puppies born alive.
  10. A tadpole · A tadpole has a tail and no legs. It looks nothing like a frog. Puppies and kittens look like small dogs and cats.
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