The life cycles of frogs and butterflies are amazing examples of metamorphosis, a process where an animal's body dramatically changes after birth or hatching. Frogs start as eggs laid in water, hatch into tadpoles that swim and breathe with gills, and eventually develop into frogs with lungs and legs. Butterflies begin as eggs, hatch into caterpillars that eat and grow, then form a pupa (chrysalis) where they transform into butterflies with wings.
Match the term with its definition:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Metamorphosis | A. The stage of a butterfly's life cycle inside a chrysalis. |
| 2. Tadpole | B. The process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages. |
| 3. Chrysalis | C. The food source for caterpillars, often including leaves and plants. |
| 4. Larva | D. The aquatic, swimming larva of a frog. |
| 5. Nymph | E. The caterpillar stage of a butterfly's life. |
(Answers: 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-E, 5-C)
Complete the sentences using the words provided: (eggs, wings, tadpole, metamorphosis, caterpillar)
(Answers: 1-eggs, 2-caterpillar, 3-metamorphosis, 4-tadpole, 5-wings)
Why is metamorphosis an important adaptation for frogs and butterflies?
(Answer: Metamorphosis allows frogs and butterflies to exploit different resources and habitats during their life cycle. For example, tadpoles live in water and eat algae, while adult frogs can live on land and eat insects. Caterpillars eat a lot of plant matter to fuel the creation of the butterfly inside the chrysalis.)
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