Science Vocabulary

All stages of a living thing, from birth to dead.

• Life Cycle

• Living System

• Food Chain

• Metamorphosis

A new living thing.

• Life Cycle

• Baby

• Offspring

• Metamorphosis

Second stage of the Metamorphosis of a fly.

• Adult Fly

• Pupa

• Egg

• Larve

First stage of the Metamorphosis of a fly.

• Adult Fly

• Pupa

• Egg

• Larve

Characteristic of a living thing.

• Trait

• Inheritance

• Character

• Offspring

Trait that is learned from someone else.

• Trait

• Learned Trait

• Inherited Trait

• Behavior

An Inherited behavior that helps a living thing survive.

• Instinct

• Learned Trait

• Inherited Trait

• Behavior

Chasing, Hunting, Hiding, and Growling are examples of an:

• Instinct

• Learned Trait

• Inherited Trait

• Behavior

How a living thing reacts to its surroundings.

• Instinct

• Learned Trait

• Inherited Trait

• Behavior

Get energy from eating other living things.

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Animal