Life Cycle Vocabulary

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adult

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a mature organism

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external structure

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a part of a plant or an animal on the outside of its body

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flower

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a plant part that has petals, is often colorful, and makes seeds

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fruit

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a plant part that forms around the seed of a flowering plant

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larva

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an early stage where the young do not look like the adult

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life cycle

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the stages a living thing (biotic factor) goes through as it grows, changes, becomes an adult, and then produces offspring

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nymph

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a stage between egg and adult where the young look similar to the adult

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pupa

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a stage when an insect's body is changing into the adult form

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seed

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a plant part that contains the beginnings of a plant and stored food

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seedling

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a young plant that grows from a seed