vocab 21 - Life Cycles

Front

Animal with a backbone

Back

vertebrate

Front

First stage of most animals' life cycle

Back

egg

Front

Immature form of animals undergoing complete metamorphosis

Back

larva

Front

Life stage of insects transforming from immature to mature.

Back

pupa

Front

Animal without a backbone

Back

invertebrate

Front

Traits passed down generations

Back

Inherited trait

Front

Characteristic of an animal from environmental influence

Back

Acquired trait

Front

A bird with a broken wing is a(n) _____________.

Back

acquired trait

Front

A caterpillar is an example of the ________________ stage.

Back

larva

Front

Invertebrates lay _____________.

Back

eggs