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Butterfly Life Cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the adult butterfly usually lay their eggs?

a)

A leaf

b)

The ground

c)

Water

d)

Birds nest

2.

The caterpillar is changing inside of this

a)

Cocoon

b)

Chrysalis

c)

Blanket

d)

Larva

3.

What is it called when the larva sheds the outgrown skin?

a)

Molting

b)

Flake

c)

Shedding

d)

Exfoliate

4.

What must a caterpillar do in order to get its wings working?

a)

Wait 2 hours after emerging out of the pupa

b)

Eat some food near by

c)

They work automatically once emerging out of the pupa

d)

Pump blood into the wings

5.

What is stage 3 of the butterfly life cycle?

a)

Adult Butterfly

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Egg

6.

What does the larva do once it has hatched?

a)

Moves around

b)

Finds a place to sleep

c)

Eats the leaf it was born on

d)

Their body begins to expand

7.

How are the butterfly's wings when they emerge out of the pupa?

a)

Spread out and not flapping

b)

Crushed and not working

c)

Fragile and not working

d)

Soft and folded against its body

8.

Why does the caterpillar have to eat a lot?

a)

So that they can grow

b)

They need to prepare to get their wings flapping

c)

They have a big appetite

d)

They are hungry

9.

What is changed on the butterfly while in the pupa?

a)

Organs, muscles, and body

b)

Head, neck, face

c)

Tissues, muscles, and body

d)

Tissues, limbs, and organs

10.

How long does it take for the butterfly to able to fly after emerging out of the pupa?

a)

1-3

b)

3-4

c)

2-4

d)

3-5

11.

What does the caterpillar attach itself to?

a)

A branch

b)

A leaf

c)

A rock

d)

A flower

12.

In this stage of the butterfly’s life, it likes to eat milkweed leaves

a)

Third

b)

First

c)

Second

d)

Fourth

13.

Pupas are often camouflaged to

a)

Look pretty on a tree

b)

Match the color of the larva

c)

Blend in with the color of the tree

d)

To hide from predators

14.

The lifecycle of a butterfly's life can also be called what?

a)

A changing experience

b)

A metamorphosis

c)

Transformation

d)

Reconstruction

15.

Which is the correct order of the Butterfly Life Cycle

a)

Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Butterfly

b)

Egg, Chrysalis, Caterpillar, Butterfly

c)

Egg, Caterpillar, Butterfly, Chyrsalis

d)

Butterfly, Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis