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Science Quiz - Animals - Life Cycle of a Frog (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Science for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with animals and the life-cycle of a frog.

When you have studied animals at school you will have learned about frogs. You may have seen frog spawn and tadpoles in ponds. Frogs are animals with interesting life-cycles. They spend all their life near water or in damp places. Frogs like to hide away. How much do you know about the life-cycle of a frog?

1. Where are you most likely to find a frog?
[ ] In a field
[ ] On a lawn
[ ] In a tree
[ ] Near a pond
2. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds. What do we call their eggs?
[ ] Frogspawn
[ ] Hens’ eggs
[ ] Duck eggs
[ ] Tadpoles
3. What hatch from the eggs of frogspawn and swim in the pond?
[ ] Frogs
[ ] Fish
[ ] Hens
[ ] Tadpoles
4. Look closely. What has this tadpole grown?
[ ] Arms
[ ] Legs
[ ] Fins
[ ] Claws
5. This tadpole is turning into a froglet. A froglet is a young frog. How many legs has the froglet?
[ ] 2
[ ] 4
[ ] 6
[ ] 8
6. When will you find frogspawn and tadpoles?
[ ] Christmas
[ ] Spring
[ ] Summer
[ ] Autumn
7. The tadpole grows legs. What does the tadpole lose as it changes into an adult frog?
[ ] Arms
[ ] Tail
[ ] Head
[ ] Body
8. Which one of these is an adult?
[ ] Frogspawn
[ ] Tadpole
[ ] Froglet
[ ] Frog
9. What do frogs eat?
[ ] Flies
[ ] Leaves
[ ] Seeds
[ ] Fruit
10. How do frogs catch their food?
[ ] With their legs
[ ] With a stick
[ ] With their tongues
[ ] With their feet

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - How do animals grow?

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Science Quiz - Animals - Life Cycle of a Frog (Answers)
1. Where are you most likely to find a frog?
[ ] In a field
[ ] On a lawn
[ ] In a tree
[x] Near a pond
There are some tree frogs, but not in this country
2. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds. What do we call their eggs?
[x] Frogspawn
[ ] Hens’ eggs
[ ] Duck eggs
[ ] Tadpoles
What does frogspawn look like?
3. What hatch from the eggs of frogspawn and swim in the pond?
[ ] Frogs
[ ] Fish
[ ] Hens
[x] Tadpoles
Tadpoles look like tiny baby fish. They have long tails
4. Look closely. What has this tadpole grown?
[ ] Arms
[x] Legs
[ ] Fins
[ ] Claws
How many legs has it grown so far? - Two
5. This tadpole is turning into a froglet. A froglet is a young frog. How many legs has the froglet?
[ ] 2
[x] 4
[ ] 6
[ ] 8
Young frogs still have a tail
6. When will you find frogspawn and tadpoles?
[ ] Christmas
[x] Spring
[ ] Summer
[ ] Autumn
Frogspawn appears in ponds in early spring - in February and March
7. The tadpole grows legs. What does the tadpole lose as it changes into an adult frog?
[ ] Arms
[x] Tail
[ ] Head
[ ] Body
Young frogs have a tail, but they lose it as they grow into adults
8. Which one of these is an adult?
[ ] Frogspawn
[ ] Tadpole
[ ] Froglet
[x] Frog
What sound do frogs make?
9. What do frogs eat?
[x] Flies
[ ] Leaves
[ ] Seeds
[ ] Fruit
Frogs are carnivores. As well as flies they also eat slugs and worms
10. How do frogs catch their food?
[ ] With their legs
[ ] With a stick
[x] With their tongues
[ ] With their feet
Frogs have really long, sticky tongues. They do not chew their food. They swallow it whole!
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