Unit 4 Lesson 7

An invertebrate may have more than one ______ throughout its life.

• backbone

• cocoon

• exoskeleton

• heart

Which is true about the life cycle of a lobster?

• It goes through metamorphosis

• It has only one exoskeleton

• It is very short.

• It starts at the ocean floor and finishes near the surface.

A butterfly egg hatches into a wormlike creature known as a ____

• nymph

• fly

• larva

• pupa

When compared with the life cycle of a butterfly, the life cycle of a dragonfly ______

• is more dangerous

• begins on land

• takes much longer

• has only three stages

An invertebrate is ________.

• a stage in the life cycle of some insects

• an animal without a backbone.

• the hard body covering on some insects.

• a young insect that goes through metamorphosis

A larva is the ____ stage of the life cycle of many invertebrates.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

What are nymphs?

• the final stage of the life cycle of a lobster

• the first stage of the life cycle of a dragonfly

• insects that go through rapid metamorphosis

• insects that go through gradual metamorphosis

A pupa ________.

• does not eat

• stays in one place

• goes through metamorphosis

• all are correct

Which is NOT true about exoskeletons?

• it is shed

• It is always growing

• It protects the soft insides

• It is a hard body covering.

What is metamorphosis?

• The life cycle

• A skill

• A large change in body shape during the life cycle

• A large change in the mind during the life cycle

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NGSS.3-LS1-1