Seeds
The beginning of the flower life cycle is called a _____.
Seed
Chickens start their life cycle as _______.
an egg
Many frogs like to lie on _________.
Butterflies start as _____.
caterpillar
These are some predators of a tadpole:
- birds
- ducks
- turtles
Seeds need ____ and ____ to grow.
sun and water
*A mother hen has to keep her eggs warm by ______ on them.
sitting
tadpoles
The caterpillar stage of a butterfly is also known as _____.
larva
Some predators of a caterpillar:
- birds
- spiders
- lizards
- other insects
The flower of a plant holds _______.
Seeds
*Why does the chicken egg have a hard shell?
To protect the baby chick.
Tadpoles grow _______ first.
back legs
The cocoon stage of a butterfly is also known as a _____.
Pupa
Defenses caterpillars have to protect from predators:
- eat plants that make them taste yucky
- have horns or spines
Many seeds begin to grow in the _____.
Spring
Hatchling
*Frog eggs feel like ______.
jelly or jello
The four stages of a butterfly are_____.
1. egg
2. larva (tiny caterpillar)
3. pupa (in a cocoon)
4. emerges as a butterfly
- some have big black spots on their wings that look like eyes
- some blend into the plants around them (this makes them camouflaged)
Plants ______ keep them from falling over.
roots
*The _____ of the egg is like the cotyledon of a seed.
yoke
*What are the baby frogs called after they grow their legs?
*Caterpillars eat plants that make them taste gross because it _______.
protects them from predators.
Name the parts of a plant.
flower
stem
leaves
roots