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Zwahr-Life Cycle
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A series of distinct stages of life that most organisms grow and mature through. | Life Cycle |
| A living thing. | Organism |
| To make more organisms of the same kind. | Reproduce |
| A king of growth where organisms keep the same body features as they grow larger. | Direct development |
| A change in shape or characteristics of an organism's body as it grows. | Metamorphosis |
| To shed skin, scales, feathers, or an exoskeleton, usually at a particular time of year or stage of growth and development. | Molt |
| Organism goes through 3 stages of development. Egg, nymph, adult. EX: grasshopper. Baby looks like the adult only smaller | Incomplete metamorphosis |
| Organism goes through 4 stages of development. Egg, larva, pupa, adult. EX: Butterfly. The baby looks very different from the adult. | Complete metamorphosis |
| The small, worm-like stage in the life cycle of some insects (caterpillar) | Larva |
| The stage in the life cycle of some insects when the organism changes from a larva to an adult. (Cocoon) | Pupa |
| The stage at which an organism can reproduce. | Adult |
| A hard outer structure, such as the shell of an insect or crustacean, that provides protection or support for an organism. | Exoskeleton |