Life Cycle of a Grasshopper

Why does a nymph moult?

• To allow it to change into an adult.

• To protect it from predators.

• To allow new skin to grow.

• To allow it to change into a pupa.

Which of the following animals has a similar life cycle as the grasshopper.

• Cockroach

• Mosquito

• Human

• Chicken

Which statement is true about the grasshopper and dragonfly life cycles?

• Grasshopper offspring look like the adult, but dragonfly offspring do not look like the adult.

• Grasshoppers lay eggs, but dragonflies do not lay eggs.

• Both the grasshopper and dragonfly offspring look similar to the adult stages.

• Both the grasshopper and the dragonfly have a pupa stage.

In the ADULT stage, the organisms job is 

• to hatch

• to eat

• to change 

• to reproduce

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The second stage in incomplete metamorphosis is a/an_

• embryo

• adult

• nymph

• larva

The process in which some organisms change form during different stages of life is called_.

• germinate

• life span

• direct development

• metamorphosis

What is a life cycle?

• process of changing from one form to another

• changes an animal goes through during its life

• larva spins this covering out of silk or grows hard shells

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

• Egg

• Nymph

• Adult

• Larva

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During which stage does a grasshopper primarily grow and molt?

• Egg

• Nymph

• Adult

• Pupa

What is the main purpose of the adult stage in a grasshopper's life cycle?

• To grow

• To molt

• To reproduce

• To feed

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