Butterfly Life Cycle 8th

What is the process that fundamentally alters a butterfly's form and function?

• Metamorphosis

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Fermentation

Why does the adult female butterfly select a host plant for laying eggs, crucial for the caterpillar's food source?

• The choice of host plant affects caterpillar survival.

• It makes the eggs more colorful.

• It helps the butterfly fly faster.

• It attracts more male butterflies.

Butterfly eggs are often laid on the underside of leaves to protect them from predators and elements. Why?

• This strategy increases the chances of survival.

• It helps the eggs to get more sunlight.

• It makes the leaves grow faster.

• It attracts more butterflies to the plant.

The caterpillar's primary (number 1) function is to eat and grow. Why?

• For the accumulation of energy.

• To prepare for hibernation.

• To attract mates.

• To defend against predators.

What is the role of butterflies in the ecosystem?

• Butterflies are pollinators, transferring pollen from one flower to another.

• Butterflies are primary predators of small mammals.

• Butterflies decompose dead plants and animals.

• Butterflies produce oxygen through photosynthesis.

What is the importance of pollination by butterflies?

• Essential for the reproduction of many plants.

• It causes plants to wilt.

• It reduces the number of flowers.

• It makes plants poisonous.

Define Pupa.

• An insect in its inactive, intermediate form between larva and adult.

• A stage where the insect is fully grown and reproducing.

• A type of plant that grows in water.

• A disease caused by bacteria.

What is the transformation that butterflies undergo during their life cycle called?

• Metamorphosis

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Germination

What is the role of the adult female butterfly?

• Select a host plant to lay her eggs, crucial for the caterpillar's survival.

• Collect nectar to feed the male butterflies.

• Build a cocoon for the caterpillar.

• Guard the eggs from predators.

Some butterflies lay eggs numbering in the hundreds. What is that called?

• Egg laying in clusters

• Metamorphosis

• Pupation

• Migration