Flocabulary Metamorphosis

There's such a difference between animals that are babies and those that are ___! My dog is now fully grown, and he's nothing like he was when he was a puppy.

• tadpoles

• pupae

• adults

What does this image describe?

• cocoon

• egg

• metamorphosis

An organism that is fully developed.

• adult

• pupae

• tadpole

• larvae

What does the picture describe?

• tadpole

• cocoon

• egg

True or False: All animals that undergo metamorphosis create cocoons.

• true

• false

What does a caterpillar do during the larval stage?

• It eats and grows.

• It spins itself a cocoon.

• It develops inside an egg.

• It flies and collects nectar.

Butterfly larvae are also called

• caterpillars

• pupa

• cocoons

• tadpoles

How are tadpoles and larvae similar?

• They both develop antennae.

• They both eat and grow a lot.

• They can both fly.

• They are both fully grown adults.

What happens inside a butterfly’s cocoon?

• It hibernates for six months.

• It grows legs, wings and antennae.

• It sprouts legs and loses its tail.

• It eats and grows.

True or False: Butterfly larvae and tadpoles both hatch from eggs.

• true

• false