Ch.3 Lesson 2: How Do Animal Life Cycles Vary?

A(n) _______ is the first stage in the life cycle of most animals. (page A70)

• adult

• egg

• larva

• nymph

An offspring develops into a(n) _______, or a fully grown, mature organism. (page A71)

• adult

• metamorphosis

• nymph

• larva

The process in which some organisms change form in different stages of their life cycle is known as _______. (page A71)

• egg

• adult

• larva

• metamorphosis

The egg, the first stage of metamorphosis, hatches into a wormlike form called a(n) _______. (page A71)

• egg

• nymph

• larva

• adult

The second stage in the life cycle of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis is called the _______. (page A71)

• nymph

• larva

• egg

• metamorphosis

Fill in the blanks using the terms adult, larva, and pupa. Egg

6._______ (page A71)

• adult

• larva

• pupa

Fill in the blanks using the terms adult, larva, and pupa.

7._______ (page A71)

• adult

• larva

• pupa

Fill in the blanks using the terms adult, larva, and pupa.

8._______ (page A71)

• adult
• larva

• pupa

All birds lay eggs. (page A70)

• True

• False

Many insects change form four times. (page A71)

• True

• False