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WorksheetsCaterpillar Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a caterpillar?
A kind of worm
The larva stage of a butterfly
A baby butterfly
A tiny snake
What is the first thing a caterpillar eats after it hatches?
A flower
Its own eggshell
Another insect
The stem of the plant
What is the second stage in a butterfly’s life cycle?
Chrysalis
Caterpillar (larva)
Egg
Adult
What does a caterpillar mainly eat?
Insects
Flowers
Leaves
Bark
How much can a caterpillar grow?
Double its size
100 times bigger
500 times bigger
1,000 times bigger
What is an exoskeleton?
Bones inside the body
A sticky foot
A hard outer shell
A soft coat
Why does a caterpillar shed its skin?
To change color
Because it’s dirty
To grow bigger
To fly
What is the name for shedding skin?
Hibernation
Molting
Feeding
Curling
What is camouflage?
A type of food
A special dance
A way to hide by looking like something else
A sound a caterpillar makes
What can some caterpillars look like to hide?
Bird droppings
Flowers
Berries
Rocks
What do bright colors on a caterpillar mean?
They are friendly
They are sleepy
They are dangerous or poisonous
They are looking for food
How many true legs does a caterpillar have?
4
6
8
10
What are the extra legs on a caterpillar called?
Proboscis
Winglets
Prolegs
Side legs
Why is it called an “inchworm”?
It is exactly one inch long
It eats inches of leaves
It moves in a looping, inching motion
It grows one inch per day
What happens when a caterpillar forms a chrysalis?
It takes a nap
It grows legs
It begins metamorphosis
It lays eggs
