Masters of Deception
part 1
1) The four stages of the butterfly lifecycle are
2) Another name for the butterfly is the
3) The butterfly has a specialist role in
4) The resting stage in the life cycle is called the
5) The egg contains
6) Explain what happens inside the egg as it matures?
7) Levels of the hormone ecdysone in the caterpillar's body
8) Juvenile hormone has the effect of
9) The caterpillar's specialised role is
10) Insects such as the caterpillar breath through
11) Explain what happens in the pupa?
12) Why is it important for the caterpillar to eat and grow as much as possible?
13) The caterpilalr has suction-cup type legs. Explain how these help the caterpilar in its specialist role?
14) What is the role of the cremaster?
Solutions
1) Explain why the process of metamorphosis has evolved to be so successful amongst insect species?
2) How do hormones act? (research what role hormones play in animals and how they act on cells in the body)
3) Two types of signalling mechanisms are hormonal and neural. Explain the difference between the two.