Insect Life Cycle

Metamorphosis is:

• a cycle for an ant

• changing shape

• getting older

• hatching

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What do you call the life changes that an animal goes through?

• pupa

• larva

• hatching

• life cycle

How are most insects alike?

(Select three correct answers)

• their bodies are divided into 3 parts

• they have a 4 stage life cycle

• they have 6 legs

• begin as an egg

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Which stage is not a part of the four-stage life cycle?

• adult

• egg

• larva

• nymph

What two stages are in BOTH the three-stage and four-stage life cycles?

• larva & pupa

• egg & adult

• nymph & pupa

• adult & larva

Which sentence states an opinion?

• mayfly adults live for one day

• all insects have 6 legs

• some insects have a three stage life cycle

• insects have interesting life cycles

Which insect might eat a woolly jumper?

• Beetle

• Grub

• Caterpillar

• Moth Larvae

Why do moths and butterflies lay their eggs underneath leaves?

• The leaves protect the eggs.

• The leaves will keep hatched caterpillars warm.

• The leaves fall into pools, ponds or streams.

• The leaves create foam around the eggs.

What is the first stage of the three-stage life cycle?

• larvae

• pupa

• egg

• adult

Click and drag these words into the correct columns:

Groups:

(a) Insect

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(b) Non Insect

• Blue Wasp

• Dung Beetle

• Butterfly

• Spider

• Mayfly

• Dog

• A child

• Parrot

• Eagle