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Chapter 3 Science
Use the games to practice your Science vocabulary.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| embryo | a plant or animal in the earliest stage of development |
| germinate | the process in which a seed begins to grow into a new plant |
| life cycle | a series of stages that occurs during a lifetime of a living thing |
| life span | the length of time it takes for an organism to complete its life cycle. |
| adult | a fully grown, mature organism |
| egg | the first stage in the life cycle of most animals |
| larva | the wormlike form that hatches from an egg. The second stage of an organism that goes through complete metamorphosis. |
| metamorphosis | the process in which some organisms change form in different stages of their life cycles |
| nymph | the second stage of an insect as it goes through incomplete metamorphosis |
| inherit | to receive traits from parents |
| trait | a feature or characteristic of a living thing |