Unit 3 Worksheet 4: Providing More Informations

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Like all insects, mosquitoes hatch from eggs. They go through several stages in their life cycle. Then, they become adults. (Use ‘before” + present participle.) Like all insects, mosquitoes hatch from eggs.

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All mosquitoes lay eggs in water. This includes large bodies of water, standing water or areas of collected water. (Use a relative pronoun.) Females lay their eggs on the surface of the water, except for the Aedes mosquitoes. The Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs above water in protected areas that eventually flood. (Use a relative pronoun.) The eggs are laid singly or as a group that forms a floating raft. The eggs hatch into aquatic larvae. (Use a past participle.)

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The mosquito eggs hatch info larvae or wrigglers. These larvae live at the surface of the water and breathe through an air tube or a siphon. (Use a relative pronoun.) The larvae filter organic material through their mouth parts. They grow to about one to two centimetres long. (Use a present participle.) As they grow, they moult several times.

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After the fourth moult, mosquito larvae change into pupae or “tumblers’. These ‘tumblers” live in the water for one to four days. (Use a relative pronoun.) This depends on the water temperature and species. The pupae float at the surface and breathe through two small tubes. But they do not eat. Nonetheless, the pupae are quite active. At the end of the pupal stage, the pupae encase themselves. They transform into adult mosquitoes. (Use a present participle.)

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Inside the pupal case, the pupa transforms into an adult. The adult uses air pressure. It breaks open the pupal case. (Use a present participle.) It crawls to a protected area. It rests. (Use a present participle.) It spreads its wings out to dry. Its external skeleton hardens. (Use a present participle.) Once this is complete, it can fly away and live on land.