Stages of Growth and Development

Which of the choices below show the correct order of the butterfly life cycle?

• Chrysalis  egg  caterpillar  butterfly

• Butterfly  egg  chrysalis  caterpillar

• Egg  caterpillar  chrysalis  butterfly

• Egg  chrysalis  caterpillar  butterfly

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One stage in the life cycle of a tomato plant is the release of seeds from the tomato. Which of the animal life cycle stages listed below is most similar to this stage in the tomato plant?

• A frog laying eggs in a pond

• A lady beetle changing from a pupa to an adult

• A baby bird hatching out of an egg

• A baby cricket growing into an adult cricket

It has recently been discovered that one species of fruit fly from the Seychelles Islands, known as the Drosophila yakuba, sometimes gives birth to larvae. Which stage of the typical fruit fly life cycle is missing in this species’ life cycle?

• Pupa

• Egg

• Larva

• Adult

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What does the term life cycle mean?

• The length of time an organism lives

• The stages a living organism goes through

• The stages a nonliving organism goes through

• All of the above

What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?

• egg

• pupa

• adult

• larva

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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

How many stages are there in the butterfly life cycle?

• 6

• 4

• 3

• 5

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What is the stage of the caterpillar called?

• pupa

• adult

• egg

• larva

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An _________________ is fully grown.

• egg

• adult

• larvae

• pupa