Monarch Basics
This is the animal type a monarch belongs to
What is a butterfly
The special word for the long seasonal journey monarchs take.
What is migration?
Journey North is a group that tracks this monarch activity (one word).
What is migration?
Milkweed grows in these two countries mentioned
What are the United States and Canada?
The monarch spring migration starts in this country.
What is Mexico?
The approximate wingspan of a monarch in inches.
What is about 4 inches?
Monarchs begin their northward trip in this month.
What is March?
On the Journey North website people can do this to help scientists (two words).
What is report sightings? (Accept: sign up / report observations / submit sightings.)
Milkweed grows in these two countries mentioned.
What are the United States and Canada?
Name the capital city of Mexico given in the text.
What is Mexico City?
The two main colors on a monarch’s wings.
What are orange and black?
Monarchs travel in these large groups during migration (fun name).
What is a kaleidoscope? (Accept: “kaleidoscope of butterflies” or “kaleidoscop[e]” as printed.)
Name one type of thing people can upload when they report monarchs on the website.
What is a photo? (Accept: picture.)
Why might people see more monarchs near milkweed? (short reason)
Because monarchs lay eggs on milkweed and caterpillars feed on it. (Accept concise equivalents.)
Mexico shares a border with this country
What is the United States?
The meaning of the word “monarch” (hint: related to royalty).
What is “king” or “queen”?
The migration can last until this month.
What is June?
Journey North tracks the northward migration across this continent (two words).
What is North America?
Monarchs are insects. Name one characteristic that shows they are insects (e.g., body type or trait).
What is having three body parts and six legs? (Accept: three-part body, six legs, or being an insect.)
List two types of landforms found in Mexico as listed in the text.
What are mountains and deserts? (Accept: canyons, rainforests, etc.—any two listed in the text.)
Name one thing monarchs feed on during migration.
What is flower nectar? (Accept: water.)
Some monarchs travel as far as this many miles
What is 3,0003,000 miles?
Give two pieces of information scientists want to know from people’s reports
What are (1) when they fly north and (2) where they fly during the trip? (Accept: date/time of sighting and location of sighting; other accurate pairs that match the text.)
Describe in one sentence how milkweed is connected to the monarch life cycle.
Milkweed is where monarchs lay eggs and the caterpillars eat milkweed before becoming butterflies.
Explain why Mexico is important to the monarch migration (one sentence).
Mexico is the starting place of the spring migration where monarchs begin their long trip north