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Life Science Week 2
Life Science Week 2
12
Science
5th Grade
10/16/2007

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Adult

Definition
A full-grown animal or plant that is able to reproduce
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Chrysalis
Definition
The shell that holds the pupa during the metamorphosis of a butterfly or moth
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Community

Definition
All the living things in an ecosystem
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Complete Metamorphosis

Definition
The type of metamorphosis with 4 stages:  egg, larva, pupa, and adult
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Direct Development

Definition
When in an organism only changes is size and sometimes color from egg to adult; no metamorphosis occurs
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Egg

Definition
The first stage of life
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Incomplete Metamorphosis

Definition
The type of metamorphosis with 3 stages:  egg, nymph, and adult
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Larva

Definition
The second stage in complete metamorphosis; the early, worm-like stage of the life cycle of an insect
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Metamorphosis

Definition
The change in the shape and form some organisms go through during their life cycles; metamorphosis actually means "change".
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Nymph

Definition
The second stage in incomplete metamorphosis; nymphs looks like small adults, but usually don't have wings
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Pupa

Definition
The third stage of complete metamorphosis when the organism changes from a larva to an adult
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Tadpole

Definition
A step in the metamorphosis of a frog in which the frog has a tail and gills
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