Life Cycle
Vocabulary
The trip
Survival
100
The first stage of the Monarch butterfly life cycle.
What is egg?
100
The sweet liquid found in flowers.
What is nectar?
100

Why do the monarchs leave Pennsylvania?

It is cold

100

Why are there not enough fields of milkweed?

What are people spraying poison?

200
The second stage of the Monarch butterfly life cycle.
What is caterpillar or larva?
200

What are the exact colors of the monarch butterfly?

orange and black with white spots

200

Where are the monarch butterflies going?

To Mexico

200

What happened to the trees the butterflies need to live in?

What is they were cut down

300

How long do most butteflies live

two to six weeks

300
The plant that is the diet of the Monarch caterpillar.
What is milkweed?
300

Where do the monarch butterflies live in Mexico?

What is in the forest?

What is on the Butterfly Reserve?

300

What is one way people help butterflies in Mexico?

What protects the forest?

400

The third stage of the Monarch butterfly life cycle where the caterpillar changes into an adult.

What is chrysalis or pupa?

400

What is migrate

To move from one area to another

400

What direction do they fly to go to Mexico?

What is to the South?

400

What is another way people help the monarchs in Mexico when tourists visit?

What is the educate tourists?

500

How long does the "super generation" butterfly live?

eight months

500

What is it called when you fly somewhere? (Like an airplane ride)

What is a flight?

500

What do butterfly need to eat out of a plant to make the trip?

What is nectar?

500

What is the problem with the planet for monarch butterflies?

What is it can be too hot or too cold?