Life Cycle Quiz

Jendayi learned that the dragonfly undergoes an incomplete metamorphosis as it grows into an adult. Which life cycle stage of the dragonfly is not labeled?

• larva

• pupa

• insect

• nymph

The picture shows the grasshopper's stages of incomplete metamorphosis. Why are the grasshopper's changes considered incomplete rather than complete metamorphosis?

• Grasshoppers are insects.

• Grasshoppers hatch from an egg.

• Grasshoppers have an adult stage.

• Grasshoppers have 3 stages of metamorphosis.

Beginning with the egg, a student started a flowchart below to show the correct order of the stages in the development of a butterfly. Which of the following is the correct order of the butterfly life cycle?

• larva, pupa, adult

• adult, pupa, larva

• larva, adult, pupa

• pupa, larva, adult

During complete metamorphosis, insects spend time in four different stages. Which stage is between the larva and adult stage?

• egg

• pupa

• adult

• nymph

Nielize and her classmates were learning about the differences between complete and incomplete metamorphosis. Her teacher asks her to explain the picture below. Which of the following best explains the picture?

• The picture shows a pupa during incomplete metamorphosis.

• The picture shows an egg during incomplete metamorphosis.

• The picture shows a pupa during complete metamorphosis.

• The picture shows an egg during complete metamorphosis.

The life cycle of both beetles and grasshoppers starts at the same stage. The pictures below show the life cycle of both organisms. Which of the following is the beginning life cycle stage for both the beetle and the grasshopper?

• egg

• pupa

• larva

• nymph

Which stage comes before both the larva stage in complete metamorphosis and the nymph stage in incomplete metamorphosis?

• egg

• pupa

• moth

• nymph

Complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis describe how some insects develop from egg to adult. Which statement correctly describes these life cycles?

• Complete metamorphosis requires the insect to develop into a pupa before becoming a larva.

• Complete metamorphosis requires the insect to develop into a pupa before becoming an egg.

• Incomplete metamorphosis requires the insect to develop into a nymph before becoming a larva.

• Incomplete metamorphosis requires the insect to develop into a nymph before becoming an adult.

Metamorphosis refers to the way that certain organisms develop, grow, and change form. What are the stages of incomplete metamorphosis?

• A. egg, larva, adult

• B. egg, nymph, adult

• C. egg, larva, pupa, adult

• D. egg, pupa, larva, adult

Jose is learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. At which stage of life is the Monarch Butterfly most likely to molt?

• egg

• pupa

• larva

• adult