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Life Cycles and Evolution practice for Years 5–6
Science · Living Things · Key Stage 2. Plants, animals, habitats, life cycles and evolution.
What your child will learn
- Describe the life cycles of an insect and an amphibian, including metamorphosis.
- Compare the life cycles of mammals and birds, and describe the work of naturalists such as Jane Goodall.
- Describe the changes as humans develop to old age.
- Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals, including sexual and asexual reproduction.
- Explain how animals and plants are adapted to their environments and how adaptation can lead to evolution.
- Recognise that offspring vary and are not identical to their parents, and that fossils give evidence of change.
Try some free life cycles and evolution questions
These are real BrightWorld questions. In the app, every question adapts to your child’s level and comes with hints and worked examples.
Question 1. How do most mammals begin life?
- Born live and fed on their mother’s milk
- As a larva in a cocoon
- Hatch from eggs in water
Show the answer
Born live and fed on their mother’s milk
Question 2. Which change often happens in old age?
- You grow much taller
- Your milk teeth fall out
- Hair turns grey and skin wrinkles
Show the answer
Hair turns grey and skin wrinkles
Question 3. Which part of a flower makes pollen?
- The root
- The stigma
- The stamen
Show the answer
The stamen
How BrightWorld helps with life cycles and evolution
Children practise life cycles and evolution at Easy, Medium or Hard, in mixed quizzes, in the Answer Run game and inside story missions. If they get stuck, they get a hint and a worked example; if they’re flying, the questions get harder. Parents see how they’re doing in the parent area.
Practise life cycles and evolution in BrightWorld
BrightWorld starts at your child’s level with a quick, fun check, then adapts as they learn. No ads, no strangers, and you see what they’ve learned.
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BrightWorld starts at your child’s level with a quick, fun check, then adapts as they learn. No ads, no strangers, and you see what they’ve learned.
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