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Caterpillar Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a caterpillar?

a)

A kind of worm

b)

The larva stage of a butterfly

c)

A baby butterfly

d)

A tiny snake

2.

What is the first thing a caterpillar eats after it hatches?

a)

A flower

b)

Its own eggshell

c)

Another insect

d)

The stem of the plant

3.

What is the second stage in a butterfly’s life cycle?

a)

Chrysalis

b)

Caterpillar (larva)

c)

Egg

d)

Adult

4.

What does a caterpillar mainly eat?

a)

Insects

b)

Flowers

c)

Leaves

d)

Bark

5.

How much can a caterpillar grow?

a)

Double its size

b)

100 times bigger

c)

500 times bigger

d)

1,000 times bigger

6.

What is an exoskeleton?

a)

Bones inside the body

b)

A sticky foot

c)

A hard outer shell

d)

A soft coat

7.

Why does a caterpillar shed its skin?

a)

To change color

b)

Because it’s dirty

c)

To grow bigger

d)

To fly

8.

What is the name for shedding skin?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Molting

c)

Feeding

d)

Curling

9.

What is camouflage?

a)

A type of food

b)

A special dance

c)

A way to hide by looking like something else

d)

A sound a caterpillar makes

10.

What can some caterpillars look like to hide?

a)

Bird droppings

b)

Flowers

c)

Berries

d)

Rocks

11.

What do bright colors on a caterpillar mean?

a)

They are friendly

b)

They are sleepy

c)

They are dangerous or poisonous

d)

They are looking for food

12.

How many true legs does a caterpillar have?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

13.

What are the extra legs on a caterpillar called?

a)

Proboscis

b)

Winglets

c)

Prolegs

d)

Side legs

14.

Why is it called an “inchworm”?

a)

It is exactly one inch long

b)

It eats inches of leaves

c)

It moves in a looping, inching motion

d)

It grows one inch per day

15.

What happens when a caterpillar forms a chrysalis?

a)

It takes a nap

b)

It grows legs

c)

It begins metamorphosis

d)

It lays eggs