Life Cycle Stages
Insect Body Parts
Vocabulary
Insect Trivia
100
This is the 1st stage of a butterfly’s life cycle.
What is egg?
100

What helps an insect fly?

Wings

100

These have 3 body parts, 6 legs, 2 antennae, and usually wings.

Insects

100

Name another animal that goes though metamorphosis.

Answers will vary:

-Beetle

-Frog

200

Which stage of the butterfly life cycle does the animal have the main job of eating EVERYTHING?

Caterpillar/second stage

200

What are the two things that are on an insect’s head? (and it’s not eyes).

Antennae

200

Butterflies and bees do this when moving from flower to flower.

Pollinate

200

What does an insect's exoskeleton do?

Protects the insect's organs.

300

Fill in the blank:

In the 3rd stage, metamorphosis happens when the caterpillar goes into a_______________.

Chrysalis or Coccoon

300
An insect has 6 of these.
What are legs?
300

What is it called when an animal goes through a complete change? Hint: This happens inn the 3rd stage.

Metamorphosis

300

True/False: A spider is an insect.

False, it's an arachnid!

400

In the last stage, a _____________ will emerge from the coccoon.

Butterfly!

400

True or False:

Insects have 3 main body parts: Head, abdomen, and thorax.

True

400

A hard, outer shell that provides protection for the insect.

Exoskeleton

400

An insect uses her antennae to do this. There are 3 things, write at least 1!

Smell, feel, and taste things.