Life Cycles Study Guide
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Plants and animals undergo a series of orderly and identifiable changes.
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Changes in organisms over time occur in cycles and differ among the various
plants and animals.
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Some animals, such as mealworms, pill bugs, frogs, and butterflies go through
distinct stages as they mature to adults.
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Other animals, such as crickets, praying mantises, gray squirrels, and whitetailed deer, resemble their parents from birth to maturity and do not have
distinct stages.
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The life cycle of a butterfly
 Egg -> Larva -> Chrysalis -> Adult
 The process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly is called
metamorphosis
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Life cycle of a White Tail Deer
 Fawn -> adult (doe, buck)
 Baby deer are called fawn. Adult female deer are called does.
Adult male deer are called bucks.
 They are the largest herbivores in Virginia
 Life span is about 8 years
 They have few predators
 May be taken by bobcats, hunters, motor vehicles, or trains
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Life cycle of a flowering plant
 Seed ->roots ->stem ->leaves -> flowers ->