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Life Cycle Stack
Life Cycle Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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the metamorphosis from birth to adulthood | life cycle |
the earliest stage of a life cycle, a round object laid by a female | egg |
the young stage of an animal that still has to go through metamorphosis before it becomes an adult | larva |
an insect in its inactive, adult immature form between larva and adult (ex) chrysalis | pupa |
becoming full size and mature (ex) butterfly | adult |
the hard shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly | chrysalis |
a complete change from a young to an adult form | metamorphosis |
the aquatic larva of frogs and toads | tadpole |
the hard shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly | chrysalis |
the transfer of a specific characteristics to the animals offspring | inherited traits |
the length of time from the animal birth to its death | life span |
an animal’s young (babies) | offspring |
a change in a living thing due to an interaction with its environment, and cannot be inherited | acquired traits |
to make an offspring | reproduction |
process by which an animal grows in size | growth |
to go from one place to another in order to survive | migration |
the ability of an animal to blend in with its surroundings in order to survive | camouflage |