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1. Why do butterflies lay eggs only on specific host plants?

Host plants help adult butterflies fly faster

Caterpillars can only eat the leaves of certain plants

Host plants have flowers that attract butterflies

All of the above

2. If a butterfly’s antennae were damaged, what would it struggle to do?

Taste food

See colour

Fly

Smell and sense its surroundings

3. Why do we find more slugs when it rains?

They enjoy the sound of rain

They need moist conditions to move and avoid drying out

Rainwater washes them out of their underground homes

They only eat during rainfall

4. Why are many freshwater species declining faster than those on land?

Rivers and lakes are more disrupted, polluted, and dammed

Freshwater ecosystems receive more sunlight

Freshwater species are naturally less resilient

Freshwater habitats have more predators

5. Why are snakes more commonly seen during the monsoon season?

They enjoy swimming in rainwater

They hunt better in wet weather

Rain makes them faster

Rain forces them out of their underground shelters

6. Why do butterflies prefer sunny spots in a garden?

Sunlight helps them find food

Butterflies need sunlight to warm up and fly

Flowers don’t grow in the shade

They only feed during night-time

7. What role does moss play in monsoon-drenched areas?

Stops plants from growing

Grows only in direct sunlight

Becomes a hiding place for birds

Traps water and prevents soil erosion

8. Why are pit vipers named so?

They live in pits undergroun

They have pit-shaped scales

They have heat-sensing pits to locate prey

None of the above

9. Why do some freshwater species time their life cycles with the monsoon?

To avoid getting caught in fishing nets

They hibernate during other seasons

Because monsoon floods open migration routes and provide breeding conditions

All of the above

10. How does the Blue Oakleaf butterfly protect itself?

It flies at night and makes no sound

It mimics toxic species and stays still

It looks like a leaf when wings are closed and flashes blue when opened

It stings predators using its antennae

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