LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY A butterfly starts

LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY

A butterfly starts its life as an egg, laid by a female adult butterfly on the underside of leaves. Butterfly eggs vary in size and shape, but most are surrounded by a protective hard shell. A larva (caterpillar) develops within the egg and then eats its way out of the shell. The larva (caterpillar) spends all its time eating. As it grows, the larva (caterpillar) becomes too large for its skin and molts (sheds its skin) to reveal new skin. Depending upon the type of butterfly, caterpillars molt (sheds its skin) four or five times. When the caterpillar reaches its final size it stops feeding. The caterpillar turns into a pupa. Inside the pupa, the caterpillar changes from a wormlike creature into an adult butterfly. When the butterfly reaches adulthood, it leaves the pupa. It pumps blood into its crumpled wings and expands them to their full size before flying away.

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How many stages are there in the life cycle of a butterfly? A. B. C. D. 1 2 3 4

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Where does a female adult butterfly lay its eggs? A. B. C. D. near ponds on trees in a nest on the underside of leaves

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What hatches from the eggs of a butterfly? A. B. C. D. tadpoles nestlings caterpillars nymphs

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How many times does a caterpillar shed its skin in its life cycle? A. B. C. D. one or two times two or three times three or four times four or five times

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In which stage does the caterpillar sleep? A. B. C. D. egg larva pupa adulthood

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Another name for caterpillar is …… A. B. C. D. fry nymph nestling larva

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This stage is called ……stage. A. B. C. D. larva caterpillar egg adulthood

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This stage is called …… stage. A. B. C. D. adulthood egg pupa larva

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SORRY! YOUR ANSWER IS INCORRECT. • The correct answer is …… D) larva Next question

This stage is called …… stage A. B. C. D. pupa egg adulthood larva

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This stage is called ……stage. A. B. C. D. egg adulthood pupa caterpillar

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