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1. What name refers to a group of citizens, their organizations, and government bodies working together through collaborative and coordinated efforts to ensure the survival of Monarch butterflies throughout Illinois?

The Field Museum

Illinois Monarch Project

Shedd Aquarium

2. In what year did the state of Illinois designate the monarch butterfly as the official state insect?

1899

1975

2012

1990

3. True or false: Monarch butterflies serve as pollinators that support natural ecosystems.

True

False

4. Fill in the blank: Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on the leaf of the __________ plant, which is also the sole food source of monarch caterpillars.

Sunflower

Ragweed

Milkweed

Bark of an oak tree

5. The monarch butterfly has four stages during its life cycle. What are they? Check all that apply.

Egg

Larvae (caterpillar)

Incubation

Pupa (chrysalis)

Adult butterfly

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