Animal Life Cycles and Metamorphosis

This video tutorial covers the life cycles of various animals, focusing on complete and incomplete metamorphosis. It explains the stages of metamorphosis in insects like butterflies, mosquitoes, and house flies, which undergo complete metamorphosis with four stages. It also covers cockroaches and grasshoppers, which undergo incomplete metamorphosis with three stages. The video concludes with an activity to classify animals based on their metamorphosis type.

What is metamorphosis in the context of animal life cycles?

• A process of photosynthesis

• A biological process of physical development

• A method of animal communication

• A type of animal migration

Which stage in the butterfly's life cycle involves the caterpillar forming a chrysalis?

• Egg

• Pupa

• Adult

• Larva

During which stage does a mosquito larva live in water and breathe at the surface?

• Adult

• Pupa

• Egg

• Larva

What is the primary characteristic of the pupa stage in a mosquito's life cycle?

• Flying

• Egg laying

• Resting and non-feeding

• Active feeding

Where do female house flies typically lay their eggs?

• In nests

• On leaves

• In water

• On dark surfaces like compost

What is the term for the legless white insects that hatch from house fly eggs?

• Nymphs

• Maggots

• Pupae

• Larvae

How many stages are there in the life cycle of a cockroach?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• Five

What is the second stage in the life cycle of a grasshopper?

• Egg

• Adult

• Nymph

• Pupa

Which of the following animals undergoes incomplete metamorphosis?

• Grasshopper

• House fly

• Mosquito

• Butterfly

What is the process called when insects shed their skin to grow?

• Molting

• Metamorphosis

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration