Butterfly Metamorphosis
A Grade 2 science worksheet on the life cycle of a butterfly, including stages like egg, larva, pupa, and adult butterfly.
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The Butterfly Life Cycle

A butterfly goes through four amazing stages in its life. This change is called metamorphosis.
1. How many stages are there in a butterfly's life cycle?
Two
Three
Four
Five
2. What is the first stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
Pupa
Egg
Adult
Larva
3. The caterpillar is also called a .
4. A caterpillar eats many to grow big.
5. The pupa stage of a butterfly is often called a .
6. An adult butterfly lays on a leaf.
7. All butterflies are born with wings.
True
False
8. A chrysalis is a home for the caterpillar before it becomes a butterfly.
True
False
9. What is the special word for the change a butterfly goes through?
10. What does a caterpillar turn into after it leaves the egg?