The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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The Cycle
Egg
Butterfly
Caterpillar
Pupa
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The Egg

• A butterfly lays an egg on a plant leaf
• The caterpillar grows inside

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The Caterpillar

• It eats as much as it can (mostly leaves)
• It grows and sheds its skin several times (like a
  snake)
• It stores food for its next stage
• It spins a pad of silk on a leaf or stem

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The Pupa

• The caterpillar forms a protective shell and is
  now a pupa
• The shell splits open

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The Butterfly

• The butterfly emerges
• It gulps air to expand its body
• This air pumps blood to its damp, creased wings
• When its wings are dry, it is ready to look for
  food
• It eats mostly nectar

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Questions

• There are four questions to answer.
• For each question, click on the correct answer.

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Question 1

• What is the correct order of the butterflys life
  cycle?
• Egg, caterpillar, pupa, butterfly
• Egg, pupa, butterfly, caterpillar
• 3. Pupa, egg, caterpillar, butterfly

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Question 2

• What type of animal sheds its skin like a
  caterpillar?
• Elephant
• Cat
• Snake

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Question 3

• What does a caterpillar eat?
• Sausages
• Leaves
• Bugs

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Question 4

• What does a butterfly eat?
• Flowers
• Crumbs
• Nectar

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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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