Monarch Butterflies

Select both reasons that Monarchs need milkweed plants.

• To make a beautiful garden.

• To lay their eggs.

• For the baby caterpillars to eat.

• To hide from the sun.

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How does a Monarch get from it's winter home to it's summer home?

• It takes a bus.

• It migrates.

• It swims.

• It buys a ticket.

What is the best habitat for a baby Monarch caterpillar?

• In a shady spot.

• In a bird's nest.

• In Michoacan, Mexico.

• In a milkweed plant.

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What do monarch butterflies feed on?

• Leaves of Plants
  and Wild Flowers
• Catterpillars 
  and Rice
• Corn 
  and Butterflies 
• Trees 
  and animals 

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Monarch butterflies ONLY lay eggs on Milkweed.

• True
• False

Which would be the best way to attract Monarch butterflies to your yard?

• place a dish of fruit on the lawn

• plant milkweed in the yard

• cut down large trees

• place a small pool with water in the yard

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What do Monarchs use to protect it from predators?

• bright colors to warn that it is poisonous

• loud noises to scare predators away

• bad smell to keep predators away

• sprays its predators with milkweed

Butterflies eat __________.

• leaves
• nectar
• grass

Butterflies lay eggs in nest

• True
• False

How far will a Monarch Butterfly migrate?

• 3000 miles

• 400 miles

• 140 miles

• 10 miles