The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

The life cycle of a butterfly begins when a male and a female butterfly mate.

• True

• False

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Butterflies start out as _______.

• chrysalis

• caterpillar

• adult butterfly

• eggs

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About how many days does it take a butterfly egg to hatch?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

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What does a caterpillar do when it comes out of the egg?

• It sheds its skin and forms a chrysalis.

• It starts to fly.

• It eats and grows very quickly.

• It changes into a butterfly.

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A caterpillar is also called a _______.

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• butterfly

The caterpillar has a long body with _______ legs.

• 14

• 16

• 18

• 20

The caterpillar molts ​​ (a)   or ​ (b)   times.

• four
• five
• one
• two
• three

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Choose the word that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

When the caterpillar is done growing, it sheds its skin and forms a chrysalis.

• Keeps

• Removes

• Saves

• Uses

A chrysalis is also called a _______.

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• butterfly

The chrysalis is ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   so that it is camouflaged in nature.

• brown
• green
• black
• gray
• blue