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Two ways insects grow up

Sciences · Insectes et petites bêtes · ages 9-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A grasshopper develops from egg to nymph to adult, without a pupa. Which type of metamorphosis is this?

    • Complete
    • Incomplete
    • Neither

  2. Which stage comes right after egg in complete metamorphosis?

    • Larva
    • Nymph
    • Pupa

  3. A caterpillar is a small copy of the adult butterfly.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A grasshopper nymph needs to grow beyond its hardened outer covering. What must it do?

    • Shed the old covering in a moult
    • Enter a pupa and change back into a larva
    • Keep the same hardened covering as it grows

  5. Which insect goes through incomplete metamorphosis?

    • Butterfly
    • Beetle
    • Dragonfly

  6. Which two insects share the same type of metamorphosis: fly, cricket, beetle?

    • Fly and cricket
    • Fly and beetle
    • Cricket and beetle

  7. How many of these insects use complete metamorphosis: butterfly, grasshopper, beetle, dragonfly, fly, cricket?

    Answer: ______________

  8. Mia says: 'A young ladybird is a tiny round adult, so ladybirds have incomplete metamorphosis.' Which fact checks her claim?

    • Young ladybirds are round adults that grow without moulting
    • Ladybirds have nymphs that become adults without a pupa
    • Ladybird larvae are long and later become pupae
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  1. Incomplete · Egg, nymph and adult are the stages of incomplete metamorphosis.
  2. Larva · Complete metamorphosis follows egg, larva, pupa, adult.
  3. False · A caterpillar is a larva. It looks very different from the adult butterfly.
  4. Shed the old covering in a moult · The nymph sheds its old covering and expands before its new covering hardens.
  5. Dragonfly · Dragonflies develop through egg, nymph and adult stages, without a pupa.
  6. Fly and beetle · Flies and beetles have complete metamorphosis. Crickets have incomplete metamorphosis.
  7. 3 · Butterfly, beetle and fly have complete metamorphosis. The count is 3.
  8. Ladybird larvae are long and later become pupae · Ladybirds have long larvae and a pupa stage. They are beetles with complete metamorphosis.
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