Insect Life Cycles

A ______________ is the stages in an insect's life.

• life cycle

• circle of life

• lifetime

Tags

NGSS.3-LS1-1

An insect that goes through incomplete metamorphosis is called a ____________ after it hatches from its egg.

• caterpillar

• adult

• nymph

Tags

NGSS.3-LS1-1

The most mature stage in every insect's life cycle is....

• adult

• egg

• larva

There are ______ stages in COMPLETE metamorphosis.

• 2

• 4

• 5

Almost all insects start their life as eggs.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.3-LS1-1

A baby insect that goes through complete metamorphosis is called _________ after it hatches from its egg.

• pupa

• nymph

• larva

Tags

NGSS.3-LS1-1

Butterflies, ladybugs, ants, and flies go through.......

• incomplete metamorphosis

• complete metamorphosis

• childhood

Dragonflies, damselflies, and grasshoppers are examples of insects that go through......

• incomplete metamorphosis

• adulthood

• complete metamorphosis

When nymphs hatch from their eggs, most look life small adult insects.

• True

• False

The process of shedding an exoskeleton in order to grow.

• offspring

• molt

• nymph