Stages of Life Cycle
What is the first stage in the life cycle of a butterfly?
Egg
What do caterpillars eat?
Milkweed
What is the process where an animal changes its body shape and structure completely as it grows from young to adult?
Metamorphosis
Name one way butterflies protect themselves.
- camouflage
- mimicry
- eating toxic plants
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How many stages are there in the life cycle of a butterfly?
Name one way caterpillars protect themselves.
- camouflage
- eye spots
- bad smells when threatened
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Butterflies use this type of eye to see thousands of images and in all directions at once.
Compound Eye
What is the difference between a caterpillar's true legs and prolegs?
Prolegs are used for keeping balance.
Hatching from the eggs, what stage of the life cycle is the caterpillar in?
Larva
What is it called when a caterpillar hangs upside down and forms a "J" shape?
Chrysalis OR Pupa Stage
Proboscis
What are the three main body parts of the caterpillar?
Head, Thorax, Abdomen
When the caterpillar is in the pupa stage, what does it form?
Chrysalis
What is the first thing that a caterpillar eats after it hatches?
The Shell of the Egg
What is a sweet, sugary liquid provided by plants that provides nutrients to butterflies and other insect?
Nectar
What body part(s) does a butterfly have that a caterpillar does not?
Wings
Adult Stage
How long does it take for a butterfly to hatch from its chrysalis?
7-10 days
What is it called when a butterfly is laying in or drinking water from a muddy puddle?
Puddling
Why can't a butterfly fly away immediately?
The wings were wet.