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Life Cycles Vocab
Life Cycle - Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Life Cycle | The stages a living thing goes through during its life |
| Organism | A living thing |
| Reproduction | The process of producing offspring |
| Metamorphasis | A major change in form during growth |
| Larva | An early stage in an insect's life cycle |
| Pupa | A stage when an insect changes into an adult |
| Adult | A fully-grown organism |
| Germination | The beginning of a seed's growth |
| Seedling | A young plant |
| Pollination | The transfer of pollen between flowers |
| Fertilization | The joining of male and female cells |
| Offspring | The young of a living thing |
| Growth | An increase in size |
| Development | Changes that occur as an organism matures |
| Trait | A characteristic passed from parents to offspring |
| Compare | To find similarities |
| Contrast | To find differences between objects or data |
| Stage | A specific phase or step in a process |
| Pattern | A repeated design or event |
| Sequence | The exact order of steps or items in a series |