Life Cycles of Animals — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. What is the CORRECT order of the butterfly life cycle?
A) Egg→Pupa→Larva→Adult
B) Egg→Larva→Pupa→Adult
C) Larva→Egg→Adult→Pupa
D) Adult→Pupa→Larva→Egg
The correct answer is B) Egg→Larva→Pupa→Adult.
2. What happens inside the chrysalis?
A) The caterpillar eats
B) The egg hatches
C) The pupa transforms into a butterfly
D) The butterfly lays eggs
The correct answer is C) The pupa transforms into a butterfly.
3. What is METAMORPHOSIS?
A) When an animal migrates
B) A type of insect
C) A big change in body form during a life cycle
D) When an animal hibernates
The correct answer is C) A big change in body form during a life cycle.
4. Which animal does NOT lay eggs?
A) Bird
B) Frog
C) Dog
D) Butterfly
The correct answer is C) Dog.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1. A caterpillar spins a cocoon (not a chrysalis) if it's a moth.
The correct answer is 'cocoon'. A caterpillar spins a cocoon (not a chrysalis) if it's a moth.
2. Both butterflies and frogs go through metamorphosis.
The correct answer is 'metamorphosis'. Both butterflies and frogs go through metamorphosis.
3. A frog's life cycle has 4 main stages.
The correct answer is '4'. A frog's life cycle has 4 main stages.
4. During the pupa stage, the caterpillar transforms inside the chrysalis.
The correct answer is 'transforms'. During the pupa stage, the caterpillar transforms inside the chrysalis.
5. Adult animals reproduce to keep the life cycle going.
The correct answer is 'going'. Adult animals reproduce to keep the life cycle going.