Life Cycle Vocabulary

a series of stages a living thing goes through during its life

• larvae

• metamorphosis

• life cycle

a young plant that has recently started to grow from a seed - has roots, a stem, and a few leaves

• germination

• seedling

• life cycle

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a hard shell made by a caterpillar, moth, or other insect where transformation (change) occurs

• life cycle

• chrysalis

• butterfly

the process of a plant starting to grow from a seed

• maturation

• germination

• growth

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the immature form of an insect that undergoes metamorphosis

• baby

• adult

• larvae

a process in which a living thing changes forms over time

• metamorphosis

• birth

• tadpole

• kitten

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