Monarch Butterfly Quiz

Monarch caterpillars and butterflies are brightly colored to...

• attract friends.

• make humans enjoy looking at them.

• warn predators that they are poisonous.

• camouflage with flowers.

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Monarch butterflies come to our grove of trees in Pismo Beach, CA because...

• it provides them with lots of flowers to feed on.

• it provides them with the perfect micro-climate and shelter.

• they like to drink from the nearby ocean.

• it snows here.

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Monarch butterflies only lay their eggs on...

• milkweed plants.

• sunflowers.

• Eucalyptus trees.

• roses.

When lots of butterflies sit close together on one branch, it is called a butterfly...

• party.

• cluster.

• grouping.

• flock.

Which is the correct order of the stages in a monarch butterfly's life cycle?

• egg-> butterfly-> caterpillar-> chrysalis

• butterfly-> egg-> chrysalis-> caterpillar

• caterpillar-> egg-> butterfly-> chrysalis

• egg-> caterpillar-> chrysalis-> butterfly

Which is a picture of a female monarch butterfly?

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Adult monarch butterflies feed on...

• milkweed leaves.

• nectar from flowers.

• other butterflies.

• bird eggs.

How large are adult monarch butterflies?

• 2 feet wide.

• 1-2 inches wide.

• 3-4 inches wide.

• 1 foot long.

The monarch butterflies you see at our grove never migrate out of California.

• True

• False

When monarchs go through their different life stages, they go through...

• migration.

• mitosis.

• metamorphosis.

• molting.