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Animals
How animals grow and change
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| embryo | a developing animal before it's born or hatched |
| nypmh | a stage in an insect life cycle between egg and adult that looks like an adult, but has no wings |
| larva | a young animal that has a different shape than the adult |
| pupa | the stage in the insect life cycle between larva and an adult |
| amphibian | an animal with a backbone that lives part of it cycle in water and part on land |
| gills | the parts of a fish and tadpoles that are used to take in oxygen from water |
| tadpole | a very young frog or toad |
| mammal | an animal with a backbone and hair or fur; mothers produce milk for their babies |
| instinct | an action that an animal can do without learning |