Describe the life cycle in a few words
Butterflies start as an egg and hatch into a caterpillar. Caterpillars then form a chrysalis and emerge as a butterfly. Butterflies typically live for 2 weeks to a month.
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Metamorphosis: the process of transformation from one form to another, such as a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Habitat: the natural home of a living thing, where it can find food, shelter, and other conditions necessary for life. Reproduction: the process by which living things make more of their own kind, either by laying eggs or giving birth.
Concepts:
What is the most interesting part of the life cycle?
- Egg
- Caterpillar
- Butterfly
- Other
A butterfly's life cycle has four stages - egg, larva, pupa, and adult. A butterfly's wings are covered in tiny scales that make them waterproof. A butterfly is able to sense changes in temperature and air pressure and use them to navigate.
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What is the life cycle of a plant?
What is the life cycle of an animal?
What have you learned about the life cycle of different living things?
What could you do to help preserve the life cycle of living things?