WorksheetsLife Cycle & Metamorphosis
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which animals do NOT undergo metamorphosis? Check all that apply.
turtles
butterflies
horses
ladybugs
What is the name that scientists give to a baby animal that has a completely different form, or shape than it does as an adult?
tadpole
chrysalis
larva
egg
Which animals start out in life as larva? Check all that apply.
beetles
salamanders
butterflies
frogs
When animals completely change their form, scientists call this process _____________________?
chrysalis
metaphysical
larva
metamorphosis
Butterflies emerge from a ______________ after they undergo metamorphosis.
cacoon
chrysalis
egg
tadpole
What might a caterpillar eat as soon as it hatches from its egg? Check all that apply.
the soft bark on a branch
the leaf that it is on when it hatches
the shell of the egg that it hatched from
its chrysalis
What happens to the caterpillar as it grows?
it doesn't grow once it reaches its larva stage
it molts
it grows additional legs
it grows additional antenae
What happens when a caterpillar stops growing? Check all that apply.
it lays eggs
it creates a chrysalis
it burrows in damp soil
it molts one last time
