Life Cycles
What are the four stages in the life cycle of all living things?
Birth, growth, reproduction, and death
What is a trait passed from parents to offspring?
Inherited trait
What is the process of a seed growing into a plant?
Germination
Stages of life from birth to death
Life Cycle
What is the last stage of a life cycle?
Death
What are the stages in a butterfly’s life cycle?
Egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), adult
Traits can be inherited or __________.
Learned
What do plants eventually grow to make more plants?
Flowers or seeds
A feature or characteristic of a living thing
Trait
What are baby mammals called?
Young or offspring
A frog's life begins as a(n) __________ and becomes a __________.
Egg, frog
What trait helps birds fly?
Feathers
What is it called when animals change form as they grow?
Metamorphosis
A process of major change in form during development
Metamorphosis
What do baby mammals drink from their mothers?
Milk
What is the first stage in a plant’s life cycle?
Seed
What do we call a trait that helps an animal survive?
An adaptation
What is complete metamorphosis? Name one animal that does this.
A major change in body form; example: butterfly or frog
A behavior an animal learns over time
Learned behavior
What animal stores water in its hump as an adaptation?
Camel
What is complete metamorphosis?
A 4-stage cycle: egg, larva, pupa, adult
Give an example of a plant trait.
Flower color, leaf shape, etc.
What are animals that grow from eggs called?
Oviparous animals
A young plant that has grown from a seed
Seedling
A bird flying south for winter is an example of what kind of trait?
Learned behavior or instinctual behavior