Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Caterpillars are similar to what other kind of animal?

• snails

• worms

• snakes

• ladybugs

The lifecycle of the butterfly has how many stages?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

First, a female butterfly lays her ____.

• eggs

• larva 

• pupa

• legs

Next, the egg hatches and the larva come out.  Another name for larva is ____.

• ant

• caterpillar

• worm

• butterfly

What does the caterpillar mostly do during the larva stage?

• sleep

• become inactive

• absolutely nothing

• eat a lot

Cause / Effect: If a caterpillar continues to eat and eat, then what will happen to it?

• the caterpillar will shrink in size

• the caterpillar will get older

• the caterpillar will grow larger in size

• there will be no change

Why does the larva shed its skin?

• it's trying to blend in with its environment

• it decides it just doesn't want it anymore

• its skin has become too tight

The process of shedding old skin is called ____.

• morphing

• moulting

• molding

• mowing

After the caterpillar has grown in size and sheds its skin, it then will grow and change into a/an _____.

• pupa

• egg

• butterfly

• twig

A cocoon is also called a ___.

• sack

• chrysalis

• pupa

• crystal