Insect Life Cycle Quiz

What is a life cycle?

• A type of bicycle

• A set of changes a living thing goes through

• A scientific theory

• A computer program

What does an insect's life cycle begin with?

• Birth

• Metamorphosis

• An egg

• Adolescence

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the life cycle of an insect?

• Egg

• Pupa

• Seed

• Adult

What happens to a caterpillar during its life cycle?

• It learns to fly

• It changes from crawling on legs to flying with wings

• It hibernates

• It remains the same

What are young crickets called?

• Adults

• Eggs

• Nymphs

• Wings

What must a cricket do as it grows because its shell cannot stretch?

• Fly

• Eat

• Molt

• Sleep

At what stage is a cricket fully grown?

• Egg

• Nymph

• Adult

• Wing

What happens after a cricket becomes an adult?

• It stops eating

• It may lay eggs

• It turns into a nymph

• It loses its shell

What is the first stage in the life cycle of a lady beetle?

• Pupa

• Adult

• Larva

• Eggs

What happens to the lady beetle after the larva stage?

• It remains a larva

• It becomes an adult

• It enters the pupa stage

• It hatches from an egg