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Explore the stages of development in plants and insects, from germination to adulthood. Learn about metamorphosis, molting, direct development, and seed reproduction. Discover the fascinating processes that shape the life cycles of these organisms.
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Animals and InsectsMetamorphosis Incomplete Metamorphosis – 3 stages of development Egg nymph adult Examples: cockroaches, grasshoppers, dragonflies
Complete Metamorphosis – 4 stages of development Egg larva pupa adult Examples: meal worms, butterflies, ladybugs,
Vocabulary – Molting – When an insect sheds their outer skeleton Direct Development – When organisms grow larger but keep their same body shape
Plant Life Cycle (comparisons) Life Cycle – distinct stages that make up an organism’s life. Plants – seed germination seedling (sprout) --takes in WATER thru roots/producesFOODin its leaves/passes food & H2O in stem-- full grown plant with flower (flowering plants – make seeds) some flowers produce fruit (that fruit holds the seeds of the plant). --Flowers/fruits/cones= seeds for REPRODUCTION-- • Pollination occurs in the flowers • The seed is formed after pollination • This is when the cycle begins again
Vocabulary – Molting – When an insect sheds their outer skeleton Direct Development – When organisms grow larger but keep their same body shape