| Word |
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| Definition |
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| Adult |
A full-grown animal or plant that is able to reproduce |
| Chrysalis |
The shell that holds the pupa during the metamorphosis of a butterfly or moth |
| Community |
All the living things in an ecosystem |
| Complete Metamorphosis |
The type of metamorphosis with 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult |
| Direct Development |
When in an organism only changes is size and sometimes color from egg to adult; no metamorphosis occurs |
| Egg |
The first stage of life |
| Incomplete Metamorphosis |
The type of metamorphsis with 3 stages: egg, nymph, and adult |
| Larva |
The second stage in complete metamorphosis; the early, worm-like stage of the life cycle of an insect |
| Metamorphosis |
The change in the shape and form some organisms go through during their life cycles; metamorphosis actually means "change". |
| Nymph |
The second stage in incomplete metamorphosis; nymphs looks like small adults, but usually don't have wings |
| Pupa |
The third stage of complete metamorphosis when the organism changes from a larva to an adult |
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