LIFE CYCLE OF A MOSQUITO

The mosquito life cycle starts when _____________________.

• an adult female mosquito lays her eggs on land.

• an adult female mosquito lays her eggs on water.

• an adult male mosquito lays his eggs on water.

• a caterpillar lays her eggs on water.

What does the female mosquito need in order to lay eggs?

• The female mosquito doesn't need anything.

• The female mosquito first need a happy meal in order to lay her eggs

• The female mosquito first need a blood meal in order to lay her eggs.

How many eggs can an egg raft have?

• several hundred eggs

• just one or two eggs

• a dozen of eggs

What do you call the surface where larva breathes through?

• instar

• wriggler

• siphon

Until how many times can a larva change its skin before it becomes a pupa?

• fourteen times

• forty times

• four times

During this time period and between the molts the mosquito is called an ______________________.

• molting

• siphon

• instar

What is the fourth stage of the Mosquito Life Cycle?

• adult mosquito

• larva

• pupa

• eggs

After about _______ the mosquito emerges from its pupal case as an adult mosquito.

• one week

• one month

• one year

_______________ feed on nectar and do not bite people.

• Female mosquitoes

• Male mosquitoes

What is the correct order of Mosquito Life Cycle?

• eggs - larva - pupa - adult mosquito

• pupa - larva - egg - butterfly

• larva - adult mosquito - eggs - pupa