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Life Cycles
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| learned behavior | A behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or being taught. |
| inherited trait | A characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring. |
| reproduce | Making more animals of the same kind. |
| life cycle | The stages of growth and development that an animal goes through in its life. |
| metamorphosis | The name for changes in form some insects go through during their life cycle. |
| larva | The small, wormlike stage in the life cycle of some insects. |
| pupa | The stage in the life cycle of some insects when the organism changes from a larva to an adult. |
| nymph | The larva stage of some organisms that resembles the adult and develops into the adult directly, without passing through an intermediate pupa stage. |
| complete metamorphosis | A life cycle with 4 distinct stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. |
| incomplete metamorphosis | A life cycle with 3 distinct stages: egg, nymph, and adult. |