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WorksheetsButterfly Life Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
The caterpillar eats its egg for _________________.
larva
pupa
energy
adult
Caterpillars have strong, sharp _________ that can eat a leaf in ________.
shapes, seconds
jaws, seconds
seconds, jaws
The eggs come in different ______________, such as round, long and thin, or hanging like beads on a string.
jaws
pupa
shapes
The _________ is also called the caterpillar.
larva
adult
pupa
The _________ is called the butterfly.
egg
adult
pupa
Inside the _________ a butterfly is growing.
larva
egg
pupa
True or False? Butterflies are the same size all their lives and the pattern on their wings symmetrical.
True
False
True or False? A butterfly has fourteen legs.
True
False
True or False? Some butterflies can flap their wings 70 times every second.
True
False
A caterpillar has ___________ legs.
six
ten
sixteen
four
A butterfly has _______ wide wings covered with tiny scales.
six
ten
sixteen
four
When a butterfly is fully grown it pushes itself out of the pupa. Its wings are______________.
stiff, hard, and dry
pale, damp, and crumpled
dry, smooth, and colorful
rough, dry, and smooth
Butterflies need to let their wings _______ before they can fly.
grow bigger
get smooth
dry out
get colorful
Instead of mouth, butterflies have a long, thin tube called a _______ to drink nectar from flowers and drops of water.
chrysalis
pupa
larva
proboscis
When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 1?
When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.
This final stage is the pupa
Next it splits its skin and it falls off
After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case
Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.
When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 2?
When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.
This final stage is the pupa
Next it splits its skin and it falls off
After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case
Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.
When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 3?
When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.
This final stage is the pupa
Next it splits its skin and it falls off
After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case
Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.
When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 4?
When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.
This final stage is the pupa
Next it splits its skin and it falls off
After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case
Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.
When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 5?
When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.
This final stage is the pupa
Next it splits its skin and it falls off
After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case
Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.
Select the correct order of a butterfly's life cycle.
Egg, Larva (caterpillar), Pupa (chrysalis), Adult (butterfly)
Adult (butterfly), Larva (caterpillar), Pupa (chrysalis), Egg
