Cocoons (lifecycle of a butterfly unit)

What does a cocoon do?

• it is the food caterpillars eat

• protect the caterpillar as they develop into a butterfly

• turns the caterpillar into food for other insects

What is the series of changes the caterpillar goes through called?

• metamorphosis

• transformation

• Mediterranean

• metabolic cycle

What is the first stage of a butterfly's life cycle?

• Larva

• Pupa

• Egg

• Adult

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What does a caterpillar primarily do during the larva stage?

• Sleep

• Fly

• Eat

• Pollinate

What is metamorphosis in the life cycle of a butterfly?

• The process of growing wings

• The change from pupa to adult

• The entire process from egg to adult

• The shedding of the caterpillar's skin

What are cocoons made out of?

(a)  

What is a cocoon?

• food for caterpillars

• a covering or case made by caterpillars to protect them

• a home for butterflies

• clothes for caterpillars

how does the butterfly escape the cocoon

• they chew their way out

• they split the case

• they release a fluid that softens it

• all of these are correct