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Cicada Life Cycle Study
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Cicada Life Cycle Study
🔍 Part 1: Cicada Knowledge
1. What are the four main stages of a cicada's life cycle?
egg → larva → pupa → adult
egg → nymph → emergence → adult
seed → sprout → flower → fruit
baby → child → teenager → adult
2. Where do cicada nymphs live for most of their lives?
In tree branches
Underground near tree roots
In ponds and streams
In flowers
3. Which of these help cicadas in the New Zealand ecosystem? (Tick all that apply)
They provide food for native birds
They help aerate the soil
They create summer sounds
They pollinate flowers
4. How long can cicadas spend underground as nymphs?
A few weeks
One year
Several years
A few days
✏️ Part 2: Understanding and Thinking
5. Explain why cicadas are important to New Zealand's environment. Give at least two reasons.
6. Complete the sentence:
When a cicada nymph is ready to become an adult, it _________ from the ground and climbs up a _________. Then it sheds its skin in a process called _________.
7. What do you think would happen to the ecosystem if all the cicadas disappeared? Explain your thinking.
🎨 Part 3: Show Your Learning
8. Draw and label the cicada life cycle in the box below. Include all four stages and show where each stage happens (underground, on trees, etc.).
9. Reflection: How do cicadas show resilience in their life cycle? What can we learn from them?
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