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Life Cycles
Vocabulary # 19
Term | Definition |
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life cycle | the stages of development of an organism as it grows into and adult |
reproduce | to make more of the same kind of organism as the adult |
offspring | new organisms made by parent organisms |
pollination | the transfer of pollen from one plant to another |
metamorphosis | the change in form as an organism grows into an adult |
complete metamorphosis | occurs when an insect has four life stages |
incomplete metamorphosis | occurs when an insect has three life stages |
larva | an early life stage of an animal before it changes into an adult |
pupa | the stage of life of an animal when it changes into an adult |
chrysalis | a hard case that forms around a butterfly |