Category 1: Life Cycle Stages
This is the first stage of a butterfly
What is an egg?
Where does a butterfly lay its eggs?
→ on a leaf or stem
What does a caterpillar do all day?
→ eats
What does the caterpillar make next?
→ chrysalis (pupa)
What happens when the butterfly comes out?
→ it comes out of the chrysalis
This stage comes after the egg.
→ What is a caterpillar?
When do eggs hatch?
→ when it is warm
What is the first thing a caterpillar eats?
→ its egg
Where does the caterpillar go before making a chrysalis?
→ a safe place / branch / plant
What are the wings like at first?
→ wet and weak
This is the stage where the caterpillar is inside a shell.
→ What is a chrysalis (pupa)?
What comes out of the egg?
→ caterpillar
What do caterpillars eat after the egg?
→ leaves/plants
How does the caterpillar hang?
→ upside down
→ fly
This is the final stage.
→ What is a butterfly?
Do all eggs look the same?
→ no
What happens as the caterpillar eats?
→ it grows
What is another name for chrysalis?
→ pupa
What do butterflies look for when they fly?
→ flowers and other butterflies
This is the full cycle called (big change)
→ What is metamorphosis?
What can be different about eggs?
→ color, shape, size
What does the caterpillar do to its skin?
→ sheds it
What happens inside the chrysalis?
→ it changes into a butterfly
Why do they pump fluid into their wings?
→ to make them strong