Comparing Life Cycles

A life cycle is ...

• a single stage in the process.

• an increase in size, weight, and height.

• a set of changes living things go through in their life.

• a way an organism grows.

What is the correct order of the stages in the frog life cycle?

• adult frog, egg, tadpole, froglet

• tadpole, adult frog, froglet, egg

• egg, tadpole, froglet, adult frog

• froglet, adult frog, egg, tadpole

Which animal gives birth to young that looks like the adult?

• dog

• chicken

• frog

• butterfly

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Which shows the correct order of butterfly life cycle stages?

• egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult butterfly

• egg, chrysalis, caterpillar, adult butterfly

• egg, caterpillar, adult butterfly

• egg, chrysalis, adult butterfly

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Butterfly Life Cycle

It is laid on the surface of a leaf hidden from possible predators.

• caterpillar

• adult butterfly

• egg

• chrysalis

What is one way that the life cycles are similar? They both –

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What is one way that the life cycles are different?

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