Animal Life Cycles
This term refers to the stages an animal goes through as it grows and develops.
Life cycle
This stage begins at birth and is marked by rapid growth.
Infancy
Animals that feed on plants are classified as ________.
Herbivores
This is the main source of energy in most food chains.
Sun
This is the young stage of a butterfly, also known as a larva.
Caterpillar
This stage is characterized by learning, playing, and developing new skills.
Childhood
Animals that eat the flesh of other animals are called ________.
Carnivores
Organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis are called ________.
Producers
This stage comes after the larva and before the adult in complete metamorphosis.
Pupa
This stage involves puberty and important physical and emotional changes.
Adolescence
Animals that eat both plants and animals are called ________.
Omnivores
These organisms break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the environment.
Decomposers
Arrange these mosquito stages in the correct order: adult, pupa, egg, larva.
Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult
Arrange these human stages correctly: adulthood, infancy, adolescence, childhood.
Infancy → Childhood → Adolescence → Adulthood
An eagle catches and eats a snake. Identify the predator and the prey.
Predator: Eagle; Prey: Snake
In the food chain Grass → Rat → Snake → Owl, identify the secondary consumer.
Snake
A tadpole develops legs, begins to lose its tail, and gradually changes its breathing organs. This process is called ________.
Metamorphosis
Two children of the same age have different heights and abilities. Explain why this does not mean one child has skipped a life stage.
Children grow and develop at different rates.
A chicken eats grains, insects, and small worms. Explain its feeding classification.
Omnivore, because it eats both plants and animals.
In the food chain Grass → Rat → Snake → Owl, explain the meaning of the arrows.
They show the direction of energy transfer from the organism being eaten to the organism that eats it.