Caterpillar Body Parts
Caterpillars Life
Butterfly Body Parts
Butterfly's Life
The Life Cycle
100
What are the two names of the different caterpillar legs?
true legs and false legs or true legs and prolegs
100
What kind of food did our caterpillars eat?
Mallow plant
100
How many legs does a butterfly have?
six
100
Where does the butterfly lay her eggs?
on leaves
100
How do all butterflies begin their lives?
as eggs
200
How many eyes does a caterpillar have?
12
200
What do caterpillars make to attach themselves when they are ready to hang?
silk button
200
What is something special that a butterfly can do with it's feet?
taste
200
What does a butterfly use it's proboscis for?
for drinking nectar
200
What is the second stage of the butterfly life cycle called?
Larva (caterpillar)
300
How do caterpillars breathe?
Caterpillars breathe through the holes on the sides of their bodies.
300
What happens to the caterpillar's skin when it grows?
The caterpillars shed their skin to reveal new skin underneath
300
What is the name of a butterfly's tongue?
proboscis
300
What is it called when butterflies fly south for the winter?
Migration
300
What shape does a butterfly make when it hangs?
J shape
400
How do the bristles on a caterpillar help it?
The bristles make it hard for a bird to swallow a caterpillar.
400
How do caterpillars grow? What is the process called?
Caterpillars grow by shedding their skin. It is called molting.
400
Name the three parts of the butterfly's body
head, thorax, abdomen
400
What do the butterly's wings look like when it first emerges from the chrysalis?
wet and wrinkled
400
What is the third stage of the butterfly life cycle?
Pupa (chrysalis)
500
What is a caterpillar's skin called?
Exoskeleton.
500
What is a caterpillar doing when it moves it's head from side to side?
spinning silk
500
What does a butterfly use it's antenna for?
to smell
500
Butterfly wings have the same patterns on both sides. What is this called?
Symmetry
500
A butterfly has many life cycle stages. What is the the process called when it changes from one to another?
Metamorphosis
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