This hard worksheet challenges first graders with multiple choice questions about metamorphosis. Part A has four multiple choice problems asking how many stages a butterfly has, which animal has incomplete metamorphosis, and the correct order of butterfly stages. Part B follows with five harder fill-in-the-blank sentences comparing complete metamorphosis (four stages) to incomplete metamorphosis (three stages) and identifying the larva stage shared by caterpillars and tadpoles.
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Life Cycles of Animals
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. How many stages does a butterfly's life cycle have?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
2. Which animal goes through incomplete metamorphosis?
A) Butterfly
B) Grasshopper
C) Frog
D) Salmon
3. What is the correct order of a butterfly's life cycle?
A) Egg, chrysalis, caterpillar, butterfly
B) Caterpillar, egg, chrysalis, butterfly
C) Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly
D) Chrysalis, egg, caterpillar, butterfly
4. What is the pupa stage of a butterfly called?
A) Cocoon
B) Chrysalis
C) Nest
D) Shell
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1. Complete metamorphosis has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
2. Incomplete metamorphosis has only three stages: egg, nymph, and adult.
3. The caterpillar and tadpole are both examples of the larva stage.
4. A grasshopper nymph looks like a small adult without wings.
5. The word metamorphosis means a big change in an animal's body as it grows.
Life Cycles of Animals
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. How many stages does a butterfly's life cycle have?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
2. Which animal goes through incomplete metamorphosis?
A) Butterfly
B) Grasshopper
C) Frog
D) Salmon
3. What is the correct order of a butterfly's life cycle?
A) Egg, chrysalis, caterpillar, butterfly
B) Caterpillar, egg, chrysalis, butterfly
C) Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly
D) Chrysalis, egg, caterpillar, butterfly
4. What is the pupa stage of a butterfly called?
A) Cocoon
B) Chrysalis
C) Nest
D) Shell
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1) Complete metamorphosis has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
2) Incomplete metamorphosis has only three stages: egg, nymph, and adult.
3) The caterpillar and tadpole are both examples of the larva stage.
4) A grasshopper nymph looks like a small adult without wings.
5) The word metamorphosis means a big change in an animal's body as it grows.
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For Part A, circle the correct answer. For Part B, write the missing word on the line.
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