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Animal Life Cycles

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The length of time an organism can usually live in the wild   Life span  
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The process in which organisms undergo four growth stages including 1) egg, 2) larva, 3) pupa, and 4) adult (i.e. butterflies)   Complete metamorphosis  
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This happens when the life cycle of a living thing does not include the pupa growth stage (i.e. grasshoppers, termites)   Incomplete metamorphosis  
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When an animal sheds its outer skeleton and grows a new one   Molting  
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A form of reproduction in living organisms in which new individuals form from outgrowths (buds) on the bodies of mature organisms (i.e. hydra)   Budding  
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An exact copy of its parent   Clone  
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The type of reproduction that requires cells from TWO parents   Fertilization  
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The passing of traits that are identical to those of its parent   Heredity  
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A set of actions that parents pass on to their offspring; actions that a living thing is born with and does not need to learn (i.e. blinking)   Inherited behavior  
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A way of acting that a living thing does not have to learn; acting without having to think about it (i.e. birds build nests)   Instinct  
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The change in behavior as a result of practice, training, or experience (i.e. reading, riding a bike)   Learned behavior  
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Name the 4 stages of complete metamorphosis   1) egg 2) larva 3) pupa 4) adult  
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