Butterfly Life Cycle Concepts

Which stage comes first in the butterfly life cycle?

• Butterfly

• Chrysalis

• Egg

• Caterpillar

The caterpillar stage is also called the larva stage.

• True

• False

During which stage does the butterfly change inside a chrysalis?

• Egg

• Caterpillar

• Chrysalis

• Butterfly

Which picture shows the chrysalis stage?

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Select the butterfly life cycle that is listed in the correct order.

• Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Butterfly

• Chrysalis, Butterfly, Egg, Caterpillar,

• Egg, Butterfly Caterpillar, Butterfly

• Butterfly, Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis

What is the main job of the caterpillar stage?

• To lay eggs

• To fly

• To eat

• To make a chrysalis

Butterflies skip the chrysalis stage.

• False

• True

Where are butterfly eggs usually laid?

• On the ground.

• On a leaf.

• Inside flowers.

What is it called when the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis?

• Blooming

• Growing

• Metamorphosis

• Sprouting

What is the last stage in the butterfly life cycle?

• Caterpillar

• Butterfly

• Egg

• Chrysalis