Understanding Insect Life Cycles

What is a life cycle?

• A type of bicycle

• The set of stages and changes of a living thing

• A type of insect

• A type of food

What is the first stage of an insect's life cycle?

• Larva

• Nymph

• Egg

• Adult

What is a nymph?

• A young cricket

• A type of butterfly

• A type of egg

• A fully grown insect

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What is molting?

• Eating food

• Laying eggs

• Shedding the outer covering

• Flying with wings

How many stages are there in the life cycle of a lady beetle?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What does a lady beetle larva do?

• Flies with wings

• Crawls on six legs and eats smaller insects

• Lays eggs

• Spins a web

Which of the following insects undergoes a change from crawling to flying?

• Cricket

• Caterpillar

• Lady beetle

• Ant

What does a nymph lack compared to an adult insect?

• Legs

• Wings

• Eyes

• Antennae

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What happens after a nymph molts several times?

• It becomes an egg

• It becomes a larva

• It becomes an adult

• It becomes a pupa

What is the purpose of an insect's hard outer covering?

• To help it fly

• To protect it

• To help it swim

• To make it colorful