Animals Vocabulary

The process of change through development.

• metamorphosis

• life cycle

• egg

• larva

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All of the stages that a living thing goes through it grows and reproduces.

• egg

• larva

• life cycle

• metamorphosis

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The first stage in the life cycle of most animals.

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• adult

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The second stage in the life cycle --an immature form (worm-like) of an animal that looks very different from the adult.

• egg

• pupa

• larva

• adult

The third stage in the life cycle in which the larva forms a hard casing around itself.

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• adult

The final stage in the life cycle in which a fully-grown mature organism is made.

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• adult

A class of animals that have things in common and are designated by a common name.

• metamorphosis

• life cycle

• species

• reproduction

To make more living things of the same kind.

• reproduction

• organism

• adaptation

• metamorphosis

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Any living thing that can carry out life stages on its own.

• organism

• adaptation

• species

• reproduction

The body part or behavior that helps an organism meet its needs in its environment.

• adaptation

• organism

• reproduction

• species