Metamorphosis Reading ISA (B)
Directions: Read the text below. Use textual evidence to answer questions 1 - 5 on the loose-leaf below.
As an insect eats, its muscles and organs get bigger. But there is a problem — the insect is encased in its exoskeleton, which cannot
expand. The only way an insect can grow is to shed the skin that it has outgrown and get a new one. This process is molting. Usually the
molting process also changes the body structure of the insect. When the body structure of an insect changes, it is called metamorphosis.
There are two types of metamorphosis, complete and incomplete. Insects that develop by incomplete metamorphosis have three
life stages. Examples of insects that have incomplete
metamorphosis are grasshoppers, roaches, true bugs,
dragonflies, and praying mantises.
Insects like beetles, moths, and butterflies develop
differently. These insects undergo complete
metamorphosis in four life stages.
Questions:
1. Describe metamorphosis.
2. Identify the two types of metamorphosis.
3. How many stages occur in complete metamorphosis?
4. How many stages occur in incomplete metamorphosis?
5. Identify the type of metamorphosis in the diagrams by writing the correct type underneath each diagram.
Metamorphosis Reading ISA (B)
Directions: Read the text below. Use textual evidence to answer questions 1 - 5 on the loose-leaf below.
As an insect eats, its muscles and organs get bigger. But there is a problem — the insect is encased in its exoskeleton, which cannot
expand. The only way an insect can grow is to shed the skin that it has outgrown and get a new one. This process is molting. Usually the
molting process also changes the body structure of the insect. When the body structure of an insect changes, it is called metamorphosis.
There are two types of metamorphosis, complete and incomplete. Insects that develop by incomplete metamorphosis have three
life stages. Examples of insects that have incomplete
metamorphosis are grasshoppers, roaches, true bugs,
dragonflies, and praying mantises.
Insects like beetles, moths, and butterflies develop
differently. These insects undergo complete
metamorphosis in four life stages.
Questions:
1. Describe metamorphosis.
2. Identify the two types of metamorphosis.
3. How many stages occur in complete metamorphosis?
4. How many stages occur in incomplete metamorphosis?
5. Identify the type of metamorphosis in the diagrams by writing the correct type underneath each diagram.
Metamorphosis Reading ISA (B)
Directions: Read the text below. Use textual evidence to answer questions 1 - 5 on the loose-leaf below.
As an insect eats, its muscles and organs get bigger. But there is a problem — the insect is encased in its exoskeleton, which cannot
expand. The only way an insect can grow is to shed the skin that it has outgrown and get a new one. This process is molting. Usually the
molting process also changes the body structure of the insect. When the body structure of an insect changes, it is called metamorphosis.
There are two types of metamorphosis, complete and incomplete. Insects that develop by incomplete metamorphosis have three
life stages. Examples of insects that have incomplete
metamorphosis are grasshoppers, roaches, true bugs,
dragonflies, and praying mantises.
Insects like beetles, moths, and butterflies develop
differently. These insects undergo complete metamorphosis
in four life stages.
Questions:
1. Describe metamorphosis.
2. Identify the two types of metamorphosis.
3. How many stages occur in complete metamorphosis?
4. How many stages occur in incomplete metamorphosis?
5. Identify the type of metamorphosis in the diagrams by writing the correct type underneath each diagram.
Metamorphosis Reading ISA (A)
Directions: Read the text below. Use textual evidence to answer questions 1 - 5 on the loose-leaf below.
As an insect eats, its muscles and organs get bigger. But there is a problem — the insect is encased in its exoskeleton, which cannot
expand. The only way an insect can grow is to shed the skin that it has outgrown and get a new one. This process is molting. Usually the
molting process also changes the body structure of the insect. When the body structure of an insect changes, it is called metamorphosis.
There are two types of metamorphosis, complete and incomplete. Insects that develop by incomplete metamorphosis have three life
stages. Examples of insects that have incomplete metamorphosis
are grasshoppers, roaches, true bugs, dragonflies, and praying
mantises.
Insects like beetles, moths, and butterflies develop
differently. These insects undergo complete metamorphosis in
four life stages.
Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is metamorphosis? (3)
What are the two types of metamorphosis? (4)
What is the number of stages in complete metamorphosis?
(4-5)
What is the number of stages in in incomplete metamorphosis? (9-10)
Write the type of metamorphosis underneath each diagram.
Metamorphosis Reading ISA (A)
Directions: Read the text below. Use textual evidence to answer questions 1 - 5 on the loose-leaf below.
As an insect eats, its muscles and organs get bigger. But there is a problem — the insect is encased in its exoskeleton, which cannot
expand. The only way an insect can grow is to shed the skin that it has outgrown and get a new one. This process is molting. Usually the
molting process also changes the body structure of the insect. When the body structure of an insect changes, it is called metamorphosis.
There are two types of metamorphosis, complete and incomplete. Insects that develop by incomplete metamorphosis have three life
stages. Examples of insects that have incomplete metamorphosis
are grasshoppers, roaches, true bugs, dragonflies, and praying
mantises.
Insects like beetles, moths, and butterflies develop
differently. These insects undergo complete metamorphosis in
four life stages.
Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is metamorphosis? (3)
What are the two types of metamorphosis? (4)
What is the number of stages in complete metamorphosis?
(4-5)
What is the number of stages in in incomplete metamorphosis? (9-10)
Write the type of metamorphosis underneath each diagram.
Metamorphosis Reading ISA (A)
Directions: Read the text below. Use textual evidence to answer questions 1 - 5 on the loose-leaf below.
As an insect eats, its muscles and organs get bigger. But there is a problem — the insect is encased in its exoskeleton, which cannot
expand. The only way an insect can grow is to shed the skin that it has outgrown and get a new one. This process is molting. Usually the
molting process also changes the body structure of the insect. When the body structure of an insect changes, it is called metamorphosis.
There are two types of metamorphosis, complete and incomplete. Insects that develop by incomplete metamorphosis have three life
stages. Examples of insects that have incomplete metamorphosis
are grasshoppers, roaches, true bugs, dragonflies, and praying
mantises.
Insects like beetles, moths, and butterflies develop
differently. These insects undergo complete metamorphosis in
four life stages.
Questions:
1. What is metamorphosis? (3)
2. What are the two types of metamorphosis? (4)
3. What is the number of stages in complete metamorphosis?
(4-5)
4. What is the number of stages in in incomplete metamorphosis? (9-10)
5. Write the type of metamorphosis underneath each diagram