Marlaina Ritz Special Education Marlaina Ritz

 The Living environment  2.4  Students ask questions about a variety of living things and everyday events that can be answered through observations. They consider things and processes that plants and animals need to stay alive. Students begin to understand plant and animal interaction. Marlaina Ritz

The Egg Stage The Larva Stage The Pupa Stage The Butterfly Stage Marlaina Ritz

 Several eggs laid in a lifetime.  Eggs are laid on or near the plants that the soon-to-be caterpillar will eat.  Small, round, oval or cylindrical egg.  The egg shape depends on the type of butterfly that laid the egg.  Egg hatches about 5 days later…

Marlaina Ritz  Lasts from two weeks to about a month.  Main feeding stage of the butterfly.  Caterpillar will eat the leaf they were born onto right away  Molting (Shedding the outgrown skin)  Molting happens  several times while it grows.

Marlaina Ritz  When grown their full length/weight, they form themselves into a pupa, also known as a chrysalis.  Inside of the pupa, the caterpillar is rapidly changing.  Metamorphosis  Tissue, limbs and organs all start to form.

Marlaina Ritz  The pupa skin splits, the limp, damp butterfly crawls out-now with eyes, a antenna for feeding and six legs.  The wings are expanded and blood is pumping into them.  Within 3-4 hours butterfly can fly

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Question One Question Two Question Three Question Four Question Five Marlaina Ritz

What are the four stages of the butterfly cycle?

Marlaina Ritz  The Egg  The Larva  The Pupa  Adult Stage

Marlaina Ritz In which stage does Metamorphosis take place?

Marlaina Ritz The Third Stage: Pupa

Marlaina Ritz True or False:  The egg shape depends on the type of butterfly that laid the egg.

Marlaina Ritz True

Marlaina Ritz True or False:  Caterpillars skin grows and stretches.

Marlaina Ritz False: Their skin molts by shedding the outgrown skin.

Marlaina Ritz How long does it take the butterfly to start flying for the first time?

Marlaina Ritz Usually within a three or four-hour period, the butterfly will master flying

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