Metamorphosis

Name ___________________________ Date ______________

Multiple Choice (check the right answer)

The word metamorphosis means

__ eating and shedding skin
__ growing and changing in an extreme way
__ changing from a bug into an insect

2. An ant's life stages are

__ egg, larva, pupa, adult ant
__ egg, tadpole, adult ant
__ egg, pupa, larva, adult ant

True or False?

All insects grow by metamorphosis.
__ True __ False

4. Amphibians do not grow by metamorphosis.
__ True __ False

5. When tadpoles change to frogs, their gills disappear and they grow lungs for breathing air.
__ True __ False

6. Ant larvae spin silk cocoons.
__ True __ False

7. Most people never see ant metamorphosis because it happens underground in ant colonies.
__ True __ False

Essay Question  Write your answer on the back of the page.

8. Describe all stages of one kind of metamorphosis--for example ant or frog.