Question

directions: look at the illustration, and read the text. then, answer the questions.
martine is very interested in studying insects. she researches the life cycles of insects and discovers that they all go through the same stages. the stages are: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. these changes are called metamorphosis. the time these changes take varies for each type of insect.

1. if martine finds a butterfly cocoon in her back yard, what will she need to know if she wants to see the butterfly emerge?

a. what the temperature was on the day the cocoon was formed
b. how long it takes a butterfly to complete its metamorphosis
c. what color the butterfly will be
d. what food the butterfly will eat when it emerges

1. martine finds some insect eggs on a leaf. if she comes back the next day and sees tiny bugs where the eggs were, what stage of the life cycle are the bugs most likely in?

a. pupa
b. adult
c. larva
d. molting

1. what is a question that martine could ask to learn more about the process of metamorphosis?

1. write about a time you saw a bug that was not fully grown.

Explanation:

Question 1

To see the butterfly emerge from the cocoon, Martine needs to know the time it takes for a butterfly to complete metamorphosis (option b). The temperature when the cocoon formed (a) isn't directly relevant to when it will emerge now. The color (c) and food (d) don't help determine when the butterfly will emerge.

After eggs, insects move to the larva stage. Pupa (a) is after larva, adult (b) is the final stage, and molting (d) is a process, not a stage. So the bugs are in the larva stage (option c).

A relevant question about metamorphosis could be about differences in metamorphosis times between insect species, like "How does the time of metamorphosis differ between a butterfly and a beetle?" or about factors affecting it, e.g., "What environmental factors affect the speed of insect metamorphosis?"

Answer:

b. how long it takes a butterfly to complete its metamorphosis

Question 2