Growth and Development

Whta is the increase in size of an organism called?

• patterns

• growth

• development

• metamorphosis

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Which one involves gaining new physical characteristics and/or biological functions?

• development

• growth

• patterns

• organism

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An organism usually only grows during the ____________ part of its life.

• last

• middle

• first

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Growth can occur at the same time as or separately from development.

• True

• False

Most organisms go through __________ periods of developmental changes.

• nine

• no

• two

• four

Complete metamorphosis is a _____________ change in the animal's physical features.

• slight

• drastic

• gradual

• minimal

In complete metamorphosis, the young animal looks __________________________ the adult animal.

• very different from

• very similar to

There are three stages of development in complete metamorphosis.

• True

• False

Check all the stages of complete metamorphosis.

• egg

• larva

• organism

• pupa

• adult

Incomplete metamorphosis is a __________ change in an

animal’s physical features.

• drastic

• gradual

• incredible

• major