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A Quiz To Test Your Knowledge On Monarch Butterflies
Take this quiz to find out how much you know about Monarch Butterflies. Some of the most beautiful and interesting insects are the Monarch butterflies. How much do you know about them and their journey from caterpillar to butterfly? Answer the following multiple choice questions and then see your score. Better yet, stump your family and friends by asking them to take this quiz.
1. Butterflies are in the insect order Lepidoptera. What does that name mean?
Flying insect
Four wings
Scaly wings
Colorful insect
2. Why are monarch butterflies orange and black?
Because their migration occurs around Halloween
These colors warn predators that they are toxic
To blend with their natural habitat
None of the above
3. About how many eggs does a female monarch butterfly lay over her lifetime?
120 eggs
220 eggs
340 eggs
400 eggs
1,200 eggs
4. What is the only plant that monarch butterfly caterpillars feed on?
Milkweed
Butterfly bush
Goldenrod
Parsley
5. Monarch butterflies are not found on the continent of _____________.
Australia
Europe
South America
Africa
6. In which year did scientists first discover the monarch’s winter migration destination in the highlands of Central Mexico?
1870
1910
1945
1975
7. What is the average distance most monarch butterflies travel when migrating from the United States south to Mexico?
500 to 1,000 miles
1,000 to 2,000 miles
2,000 to 3,000 miles
3,000 to 4,000 miles
8. What is the average flight speed of a migrating monarch?
2 miles per hour
5 miles per hour
7 miles per hour
10 miles per hour
9. Which of the following do scientists believe monarch butterflies use for navigation during migration?
Sun compass
Magnetism
Smell
All of the above
10. Loss of habitat in Mexico for monarch butterfly colonies has decreased by ________ percent.
8 percent
27 percent
43 percent
64 percent
11. How much food does the average monarch butterfly eat while overwintering in Central Mexico?
0 grams per day
0.5 grams per day
1 grams per day
7 grams per day
12. Monarch butterflies use the poison from milkweed plants as a defense against predators.
True
False
13. How many generations of monarchs does it take to get from their overwintering site to their northern-most breeding ground each season?
1 generation
2 generations
3-4 generations
5 or more generations
14. What is the minimum temperature that enables a monarch butterfly to be able to fly?
35 degrees
50 degrees
60 degrees
70 degrees
15. What color is the monarch butterfly egg?
Green
White
Yellow
Orange
16. Monarch butterfly vision does not allow them have ____________.
Color perception
Judge distance
Judge motion
See polarized light