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Mealworms and Butterflies

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both mealworms and butterflies start as ...

a)

eggs

b)

pupa

c)

larvae

d)

butterflies

2.

A caterpillar is the LARVA stage.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

3.

A mealworm grows to be a ...

a)

spider

b)

beetle

c)

cricket

d)

ant

4.

A mealworm becomes a ________ before it becomes a beetle.

a)

grasshopper

b)

cockroach

c)

chrysalis

d)

pupa

5.

A caterpillar pupa is called a ...

a)

larvae

b)

chrysalis

c)

mealworm

d)

butterfly

6.

An insect body has 3 parts. They are called the ...

a)

beginning, middle, end

b)

head, neck, tail

c)

hair, teeth, tongue

d)

head, thorax, abdomen

7.

How many legs do insects have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

8.

How many eyes do caterpillars have?

a)

6 - 3 on each side of the head

b)

12 - 6 on each side of the head

c)

2 - one on each side of the head

d)

1 - right in the middle of the head

9.

A butterfly has how many legs?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

10.

In which stage of the life cycle does the insect NOT move?

a)

larvae

b)

adult

c)

caterpillar

d)

pupa or chrysalis