Insect Life Cycles

The first stage in the life cycle of the butterfly is ....

• adult

• egg

• larva

• pupa

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What hatches from a butterfly’s egg?

• a pupa

• a larva

• a nymph

• an adult

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A ————- is the stages in an insect’s life.

• life cycle

• life chain

• cycle pattern

Almost all insects start their life cycle inside eggs.

• True

• False

Which is the name for the last stage in an insect's life cycle?

• egg

• nymph

• adult

• larva

Select the order of the butterfly life cycle.

• adult, larva, pupa, egg

• egg, larva, pupa, adult

• larva, egg, adult, pupa

• egg, adult, pupa, larva

What is another name for a butterfly larva?

• egg

• pupa

• caterpillar

• adult

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Select the order of the praying mantis life cycle.

• adult, nymph, egg

• egg, nymph, adult

• nymph, egg, adult

• egg, adult, nymph

The first stage in the life cycle of the praying mantis is ....

• nymph

• egg

• adult

A praying mantis nymph looks like a smaller version of an adult praying mantis.

• True

• False