Life Cycles 5.3

Place the steps in order for the life cycle of a plant.

• Seed

• Young Plant

• Mature Plant

• Seedling

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Place the steps in order for the life cycle of a plant.

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Seeds can ONLY be produced in the ​ (a)   stage.

• mature plant
• seedling
• seed
• young plant

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Which animal has a life cycle similar to the life cycle of an abalone?

• humans

• frogs

• birds

• snakes

Which of these is similar to the stage of life when an apple tree releases seeds?

• a snake shedding skin

• a bird laying its egg

• a swarm of bees leaving a hive

• a tadpole growing into an adult

How is the life cycle of a salamander similar to the life cycle of a frog?

• Both animals have long tails and strong jumping legs as adults.

• Both animals live near water and produce larvae with wings.

• Both animals lay eggs in water, which turn into larvae that live in water.

• Both animals produce offspring that hatch from eggs and look like adults.

Which stage of a frog's life cycle would it most likely be necessary for a frog to be in a body of water?

• egg

• tadpole

• froglet

• adult/mature frog

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What do the two life cycles have in common?

• Both make their own food.

• Both take in carbon dioxide through respiration

• Both grow change and reproduce

• Both release water through transpiration

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​ (a)   is the process in which an organism changes its appearance from the larvae stage to the adult stage.

• Metamorphosis
• Refraction
• Photosynthesis
• Magnetism

Label the following image

a

b

Incomplete Metamorphosis

Complete Metamorphosis