Incomplete Metamorphosis - praying mantis

What are the 3 stages of incomplete metamorphosis (in order)?

• egg / larva / pupa / adult

• nymph / egg / adult

• egg / pupa / nymph / adult

• egg / nymph / adult

About how many eggs can be found in an egg mass?

• about 100

• about 10

• about 1,000

What hatches out of the eggs in an incomplete metamorphosis life cycle?

• Tiny versions of an adult.

• Butterflies.

• Full grown insects.

What is the 2nd stage of incomplete morphosis?

• egg

• adult

• pupa

• nymph

• larva

How long does it usually take for nymphs to grow into an adult?

• 3 days

• 3 years

• 3 weeks

• 3 months

TRUE / FALSE:

A praying mantis will shed its skin (molt) during the ADULT stage.

• True

• False

Instead of making a chrysalis (like a butterfly does), the praying mantis ___ as it grows and changes in size.

• hangs from a tree

• molts

• spins a web

After their last molting, most insects will develop ____ on its body.

• a pair of legs

• a pair of eyes

• a pair of wings

• a pair of antennae

What is the main "job" of the praying mantis during its nymph stage?

• to sleep

• to find food and eat

• to build a cocoon / pupa / chrysalis

• reproduce

What's an adaptation that allows the praying mantis to be a better hunter and catch more prey (during its nymph stage)?

• thin legs

• prickly spines on its front legs

• wings