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A Quiz To Test Your Knowledge on Butterfly Anatomy

Match the butterfly parts to the questions below.

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11. Which of the following is NOT true about butterfly antennae?

They can detect odors
They can sense direction
They can re-generate when damaged
They can detect their position

12. Butterfly wings are covered in scales.

True
False

13. Which of following is NOT true about butterfly legs?

They have 8 legs
They can identify if the plant is suitable to deposit eggs
They have receptors for taste
They have receptors for smell

14. What is the name for the butterfly siphoning-sucking mouth part to gather nectar?

mandible
maxillae
proboscis
labium

15. A butterfly has how many eyes?

2
3
4
5

16. What are the butterfly body parts?

antennae, head, abdomen
legs, antennae, thorax
head, thorax, abdomen
wings, head thorzx