Insights on Insects

In paragraph 6, the word transformations means-

• The changes in the size of the chrysalis

• The completions of the life cycle stages

• The continuations of the butterflies' migration

• The emergence of the mature butterfly

How does climate affect the monarch butterfly?

• Climate supports the survival of the monarchs.

• Climate triggers the butterfies' hibernation.

• Climate signals the time of migration.

• Climate guides the homing systems.

What guides the habits of the monarch butterflies?

• Their length of life span.

• Their need for wind currents.

• Their dependence on the milkweed.

• Their inborn patterns of behavior.

Why might the work of the lepidopterists continue?

• To better understand the survival methods of these insects.

• To prevent the extinction of the monarch butterflies

• To locate better winter homes for these butterflies

• To track future generations of the monarchs

What allows fourth generation monarch butterflies to survive the long migration?

• They become inactive.

• They feed on milkweed.

• They receive nourishment from the nectar.

• They become stronger during the long migration.

Why are the monarchs referred to as milkweed butterflies?

• The milkweed plant causes the migration of the monarchs.

• This plant enables the production of millions of butterflies.

• The monarch butterfly's total existence is dependent on the milkweed.

• This vegetation provides camouflage which protects the butterflies from predators.

Read this sentence from the article.

These generations are composed of four different butterflies that perpetuate the survival of this amazing insect.

What word would best replace the word perpetuate in paragraph 12?

• Continue

• Maintain

• Spread

• Stop

Why does the author include the diagram?

• The diagram displays the stages of the life cycle of the monarchs.

• The diagram shows the cause/effect relationship of the generation of the monarchs.

• The diagram demonstrates that the generations of butterflies continue year after year.

• The diagram displays information that support the reasons these butterflies migrate each year.

Why does the author refer to the monarch butterflies as "polka dots" in paragraph 1?

• The butterflies seem as if they are floating in the sky.

• The butterflies appear as specks that decorate the sky,

• The butterflies seem as if they are pieces of cloth in the sky.

• The butterflies appear to move as polka dancers in the sky.

What does Gene Brown hope to accomplish by writing this article?

• To provide factual information about monarchs for children

• To convince readers to visit the areas where monarchs hibernate

• To show the problems monarchs encounter during migration

• To explain the steps to make a habitat for monarchs.