Insects
A _______________________________ is an American plant with milky sap that attracts butterflies.
Milkweed
There are ________________ seasons in a calendar year.
Four
A ___________ ___________is a warm, rainy habitat.
tropical forest
Which stage in the development of many animals occurs after the birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached ______________________
larva
An animal with six legs and one or two pairs of wings is called an _______________.
insect
In __________________________, the shorter days and cooler temperatures cause plants to make less food. Fruit and seeds ripen.
Autumn
_______________________ is a habitat that has flat areas with few trees. They are filled with grasses.
prairie
A __________________ is a hard covering before a butterfly breaks out.
chrysalis
A living thing that can reproduce, grow, adapt, and respond to its environment is called an ______________________________.
organism
In the season ___________________________, the weather warms. There is more daylight.
summer
The environment where organisms usually live is called a _______________________.
habitat
Another name for the larvae, or young, of butterflies and moths is called a _________.
caterpillar
A process or change that is taking two or more stages in the life of an insect is called ______________________.
metamorphosis
In the season __________, the days are very short, and the temperatures are cooler. If places are cold in this season, plants stop growing and no longer make food.
Winter
____________________________ are dry places. The plants in this habitat do not need much water to survive.
desert
True or False: Monarch butterflies can survive in cold weather.
False they cannot survive
Animals live where they can get the air, food, water, and ___________________ they need.
shelter
The best time for animals to have young is during the season of ________.
spring
The habitat that has an area in the arctic with flat ground, no trees, and permanently frozen subsoil is called the ___________________.
True or False: Caterpillars hatch on other insects and eat the hair while they grow.
False- they hatch on milkweed and eat the milkweed to grow.