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Life Cycles

Lott - Life Cycles

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pupa a stage in an insects life when it goes through major change, or metamorphosis," to become an adult; during this stage it is covered in a protective layer, or casing, and does not move or eat
larva the young, or offspring, that have to undergo a major change before becoming an adult; most have a worm like appearance; they eat and shed their skin many times as they grow
adult a fully developed living thing that has the ability to reproduce and make more of its kind
complete metamorphosis a change from egg to adult that has four stages; the young changes a lot and looks completely different from an adult
incomplete metamorphosis a change from egg to adult that has three stages; the young and adult look very similar
egg the first stage a living thing's life; an oval or round shell that contains a new organism
nymph the offspring that emerges from the egg that looks like a smaller version of an adult but without wings; it sheds its skin as it grows
seed the first stage in a plant's life cycle
sprout when roots and a stem grow out of a seed
seedling a small plant that grows from the seed and makes its first leaves
plant A plant that flowers or prepares to make seeds
mature plant A full size plant whose flowers or seed pods have been pollinated to make fruit or more seeds
life cycle a series of stages that an organism goes through during its life from birth to death. The series repeats in the same order for every generation.
pollination a process that helps plants able to make more seeds, or reproduce
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