1. embryoA plant or
animal in the
early stages of
development
2. germinateto begin growing a new plant
3. life cyclea series of stages
that occur
during the
lifetime of a
living thing
4. life spanthe length of
time it takes for
an individual
organism to
complete its life
cycle
1. The ___________ of the flower makes pollen
which is needed to form ___________.
2. 3 ways pollen can be moved from the
__________ to the __________:
a) Wind
b) Water
c) Animals (insects)
3. _________ _________ petals attract birds
and insects to a flower.
4. Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant:
D. When the seed
___________, a
young plant will
grow.
A. Pollen is moved
from the
___________ to
the ___________.
C. The plant releases
a ___________.
B. The plant
forms a
__________.
5. For flowering plants, the life span begins
when a seed __________.
6. In organisms that are similar, such as trees,
the smaller kinds usually have shorter life
spans than the larger kinds.
1. adultA fully grown,
mature organism
2. eggThe first stage in the life cycle of most
animals
3. larvaA worm-like
form and the
second stage of
complete
metamorphosis
4. metamorphosisThe process in which an animal changes
form in different stages of its life cycle
5. nymphThe second stage of incomplete
metamorphosis
1. Life cycle with __________ metamorphosis.
Egg
Larva
Adult
Pupa
2. Life cycle with __________ metamorphosis.
Egg
Adult
Nymph
3. All ________ lay eggs, but _________ do not
lay eggs.
4. Many insects change form ______ times.
– Examples: Butterflies, Ladybugs, Bean Beetles
5. In general, _________ _________ have
shorter life spans than __________
__________ of the same kind.
6. A _________ looks like an adult, but has no
_________.
1. inheritto receive traits
from a parent
2. traita feature or a characteristic of a living
thing
1. A __________ trait is a trait that is passed from
parents to offspring through reproduction. This
is why parents and offspring usually
____________ (look like) each other.
2. Organisms with 2 parents __________
________ from both parents.
3. A tadpole looks like its parents after
________ ____________.
4.
Living things
resemble
their parents
Examples:
Blue eyes,
curly hair
Organisms
inherit traits
Examples:
Frogs
Some offspring
look different, but
grow to look like
their parents