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WorksheetsButterfly Life Cycle
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where does the adult butterfly usually lay their eggs?
A leaf
The ground
Water
Birds nest
The caterpillar is changing inside of this
Cocoon
Chrysalis
Blanket
Larva
What is it called when the larva sheds the outgrown skin?
Molting
Flake
Shedding
Exfoliate
What must a caterpillar do in order to get its wings working?
Wait 2 hours after emerging out of the pupa
Eat some food near by
They work automatically once emerging out of the pupa
Pump blood into the wings
What is stage 3 of the butterfly life cycle?
Adult Butterfly
Larva
Pupa
Egg
What does the larva do once it has hatched?
Moves around
Finds a place to sleep
Eats the leaf it was born on
Their body begins to expand
How are the butterfly's wings when they emerge out of the pupa?
Spread out and not flapping
Crushed and not working
Fragile and not working
Soft and folded against its body
Why does the caterpillar have to eat a lot?
So that they can grow
They need to prepare to get their wings flapping
They have a big appetite
They are hungry
What is changed on the butterfly while in the pupa?
Organs, muscles, and body
Head, neck, face
Tissues, muscles, and body
Tissues, limbs, and organs
How long does it take for the butterfly to able to fly after emerging out of the pupa?
1-3
3-4
2-4
3-5
What does the caterpillar attach itself to?
A branch
A leaf
A rock
A flower
In this stage of the butterfly’s life, it likes to eat milkweed leaves
Third
First
Second
Fourth
Pupas are often camouflaged to
Look pretty on a tree
Match the color of the larva
Blend in with the color of the tree
To hide from predators
The lifecycle of a butterfly's life can also be called what?
A changing experience
A metamorphosis
Transformation
Reconstruction
Which is the correct order of the Butterfly Life Cycle
Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Butterfly
Egg, Chrysalis, Caterpillar, Butterfly
Egg, Caterpillar, Butterfly, Chyrsalis
Butterfly, Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis
