Metamorphosis: The Great Transformation
Explore the fascinating process of metamorphosis in insects and amphibians with this Grade 7 science worksheet.
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Metamorphosis: The Great Transformation
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the provided diagrams as needed.
1. Which of the following animals undergoes complete metamorphosis?
Grasshopper
Butterfly
Cockroach
Dragonfly
2. The larval stage of a butterfly is called a:
Nymph
Tadpole
Caterpillar
Pupa
Observe the diagram of the butterfly life cycle below to answer the following questions.

3. The four stages of complete metamorphosis for a butterfly are egg, larva, , and adult.
4. During the pupa stage, the caterpillar undergoes significant changes inside its chrysalis.
Match the term with its correct definition.
5. Metamorphosis
a. The immature form of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis
6. Nymph
b. A biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation
7. Pupa
c. The non-feeding, inactive stage between the larva and adult in insects undergoing complete metamorphosis
8. Describe the key difference between complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis.
9. All insects undergo complete metamorphosis.
True
False
10. Frogs undergo metamorphosis.
True
False
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