Life Cycles Vocabulary

A person in the stage of the human life cycle between childhood and adulthood.

• child

• adult

• adolescent

• embryo

The stage in which an organism is fully developed.

• adolescent

• adult

• embryo

• child

A butterfly in the pupa stage, which has a hard outer covering.

• chrysalis

• pupa

• cocoon

• seedling

Silky case in which some insects live during the pupa stage.

• cocoon

• embryo

• chrysalis

• pupa

The beginning stage in the life cycle of many organisms.

• seedling

• chrysalis

• embryo

• egg

The early stage in which a plant or animal begins to grow.

• pupa

• froglet

• embryo

• egg

To begin to grow from a seed.

• germinate

• hibernate

• metamorphosis

• seedling

To go into a deep sleep, often for winter.

• slumber

• metamorphosis

• germinate

• hibernate

The caterpillar or worm-like stage in the life-cycle of some insects.

• larva

• pupa

• chrysalis

• seedling

The stages of change that an organism goes through during its life.

• migrate

• metamorphosis

• life cycle

• hibernate