Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle Quiz

What are the four stages of the butterfly's life cycle?

• egg, pupa, larva, adult

• adult, larva, pupa, egg

• egg, larva, pupa, adult

What are the main body parts of an insect?

• abdomen, feet

• head, thorax, abdomen

• tail, head, feet

What happens when the caterpillar is inside the chrysalis? There are multiple correct answers.

•  It will not eat and parts of its body will turn into a liquid.

•  It will develop wings, eyes, a tongue, and antennae.

• It will grow really long legs.

• Nothing happens.

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True or false.

Metamorphosis is the change a butterfly will go through. It will change from a larva to an adult.

• True

• False

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A butterfly has

• 3 eyes

• a compound eye

• 4 eyes

What are some of the parts of a caterpillar? There are two answers.

• bristles, tentacles, head, true legs,

• wings, proboscis

• spriracles, prolegs, thorax, and abdomen.

How long does a caterpillar stay in the larval stage?

• one week

• seven weeks

• five weeks

• Two to four weeks

Why do butterflies lay many eggs?

• They like eggs.

• Because they know only a few will survive.

• They just want to.

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What does an adult butterfly eat?

• Only liquid food like nectar.

• hamburgers

• french fries

• leaves

What are the butterfly's wings like when it emerges?

• dry

• crinkled and wet

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