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Butterfly Life Cycle

A butterfly starts as a tiny egg on a leaf. The egg hatches, the caterpillar grows, and then it becomes an adult butterfly.

In the picture

  1. Egg on a leaf
  2. Caterpillar
  3. Chrysalis
  4. Adult butterfly

Examples

  • A frog starts as an egg and grows into a frog.
  • A plant starts as a seed and grows into a flower.

Quiz: Butterfly Life Cycle (Age 8)

  1. What comes out of a butterfly egg?

    • A caterpillar
    • A chrysalis
    • An adult butterfly
  2. What does the caterpillar become before it is an adult butterfly?

    • A chrysalis
    • A bigger caterpillar
    • A small adult butterfly
  3. Which is the correct order of the butterfly life cycle?

    • Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult butterfly
    • Caterpillar, egg, adult butterfly, chrysalis
    • Adult butterfly, chrysalis, caterpillar, egg

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Science, Age 8