Butterflies

What is the first stage in the life cycle of a butterfly?

• Egg

• Butterfly

• Caterpillar

• Chrysalis

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What is another word for the change a butterfly goes through?

• larva

• metamorphosis

• adult

• life cycle

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How many stages of metamorphosis does a butterfly go through?

• 6

• 2

• 8

• 4

Which of the following describes the life cycle of a butterfly?

• The butterfly lays the egg and transforms into a larva.

• The butterfly hatches from the egg as a larva and then makes a chrysalis then comes out of its chrysalis as a butterfly.

• The butterfly hatches from the egg as a nymph with wings so it can fly.

• The butterfly hatches from the egg and looks like the parent growing bigger until it becomes an adult.

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Label each part of the butterfly life cycle

d

b

c

a

pupa

adult

larvae

egg

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The picture below shows a butterfly as an egg. What would happen next in this butterfly's life cycle?

• Caterpillar

• Butterfly

• Chrysalis

• Eggs

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

• Egg

• Larva

• Pupa

• Adult

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In the butterfly life cycle, what is the stage called when the caterpillar transforms into a butterfly?

• Egg

• Larva

• Pupa

• Adult

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What is the main difference between the life cycle of a butterfly and a frog?

• Butterflies lay eggs, frogs do not.

• Frogs go through a tadpole stage, butterflies do not.

• Butterflies have a pupa stage, frogs do not.

• Frogs have wings, butterflies do not.

What is the process called when a caterpillar changes into a butterfly?

• Metamorphosis

• Germination

• Pollination

• Photosynthesis