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Complete Metamorphosis
Incomplete Metamporphosis
Life Cycles
Gradual Growth
Vocabulary
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What is a complete life cycle and what are the stages?
A complete life cycle is a cycle that has 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult.
100
What is an incomplete life cycle and what are the stages?
An incomplete life cycle is a cycle that has 3 stages: egg, nymph, adult.
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What is a life cycle? A) A long name for eggs B) Stages in an organisms life from birth to death C) Many insect siblings
B) Stages in an organisms life from birth to death
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Do reproducing plants spread their seeds? A) Yes, because they pick them up and move them B) Yes, but the wind and other organisms do it for them C) No, because plants don't reproduce
B) Yes, but the wind and other organisms do it for them
100
Define "Metamorphosis" in your own words.
Sample: The changes in form that some insects go through during their life cycle
200
A butterfly and moth experience complete metamorphosis. Do they have the same third stage? A) Yes B) Yes and No C) No
B) Yes and No They have a pupa stage BUT one has a chrysalis and the other a cocoon.
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A grasshopper experiences incomplete metamorphosis. That means that it has a nymph stage. Which of the following is NOT true about nymphs? A) They eat plants only B) They look like the adult C) They continuously molt
A) They eat plants only
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How many stages are in a life cycle? A) 4 stages B) 3 stages C) It depends
C) It depends
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When can plants produce flowers? A) Right away B) Just before they die C) As adults
C) As adults
200
Define "Life Cycle" in your own words.
Sample: The stages of an organism's life from birth to death.
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What comes out of a monarch butterfly egg? A) A monarch butterfly B) A monarch pupa C) A monarch larva
C) A monarch larva
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What is the main thing that do organisms do during the nymph stage? A) Sleep B) Reproduce C) Molt
C) Molt
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What stages are in both incomplete and complete metamorphosis? A) Egg B) Larva C) Pupa
A) Egg
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Do plants experience life cycles? A) Yes B) No C) Yes and No
C) Yes and No They experience GROWTH!
300
Define "Molt" in your own words.
Sample: To shed skin, scales, feathers, or an exoskeleton, usually at a particular time of year or stage of growth and development.
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Give 3 examples of insects that go through complete metamorphosis. Then give 1 example of a pupa and 1 of a larva.
You can use any of these-Insects: Butterflies, moths, fly, ladybug, etc. Pupa: Chrysalis, cocoon, etc. Larva: Caterpillar, worms, maggot
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Give 2 examples of insects that go through incomplete metamorphosis.
You can use these: grasshopper, dragonfly, cockroaches, crickets, termites.
400
TRUE or FALSE: Life cycles are called 'cycles' because when organisms get old they become eggs again
FALSE
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What is the first step to a plant's life cycle after the seed? A) Seed B) Plant grows C) Plant germinates
C) Plant germinates
400
Define "Larva" in your own words.
Sample: A stage of complete metamorphosis in which the insect eats, grows, and does not resemble the adult.
500
Make a diagram of a complete metamorphosis!
Can't show it on the computer so do your best! (And pass this test!) >:)
500
Make a venn diagram and list 3 or more differences between complete and incomplete and 3 or more similarities.
Do your best and pass this test! :)
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TRUE or FALSE: Metamorphosis and life cycles are the same.
TRUE
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In Texas there are many burs, the spiky things that grab hold of your clothing. These seeds have a purpose for clinging on you. Why? Explain how this helps.
This helps them reproduce in new places and grow and multiply; it helps them reproduce.
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Define "Nymph" in your own words.
Sample: A stage of incomplete metamorphosis in which the insect eats, grows, and molts and does resemble the adult.