SC.4.L.16.4 Flashcards
Compare and contrast the major stages in the life cycles of Florida plants and animals, such as those of the bean and butterfly.
A ______ shows the stages an organism goes through from birth to adulthood.
life cycle
All living things go through a ______.
life cycle
The life cycle of a butterfly includes egg, ______, chrysalis, and adult.
larva (caterpillar)
The hard case a butterfly forms before becoming an adult is called a ______.
chrysalis or pupa
A butterfly goes through a big change in its life cycle called ______.
metamorphosis
A frog’s life cycle includes egg, ______, and adult.
tadpole
A tadpole has ______ and lives in water.
gills
As a frog grows, it develops ______ and loses its tail.
legs
A flowering plant’s life cycle includes seed, ______, and adult plant.
seedling
The plant life cycle begins when a ______ is planted in soil.
seed
A plant grows and eventually makes ______ to start the cycle again.
seeds
A bean plant and a butterfly both have a stage where they ______ into something new.
change or grow
Animals that go through metamorphosis look very ______ as adults than when they hatch.
different
