What are organisms?
Living things, like bees and plants
Organisms change as they get older.
Define life cycles.
Changes that happen to an animal or a plant during its life
Life cycles include stages such as birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
What is the first stage of a life cycle?
Birth
This marks the beginning of an organism’s life cycle.
What happens during the growth stage?
Bigger and learns behaviors
This stage involves physical and behavioral development.
What does reproduction refer to in a life cycle?
Having puppies
This stage involves the creation of new organisms.
What is the last stage of a life cycle?
Death
This marks the end of an organism’s life cycle.
Define population.
Made up of all the members of a certain kind of organism in an environment
Populations can vary in size and density.
List the stages of the penguin life cycle.
Penguins undergo these stages throughout their lives.
What is the first stage of a flower’s life cycle?
Seed
Seeds can start a new life when they fall to the ground.
What is germination?
Roots sprout from a seed
This is the process that begins the growth of a plant.
What happens in the young adult tree stage?
Plant grows taller
This stage is crucial for the development of the tree.
What is the adult tree stage characterized by?
Plant forms flowers
This stage allows for reproduction through pollination.
What does the death stage signify for a fruit tree?
End of cycle - Fruit tree may reproduce many times
The life cycle of the tree concludes with its death.
What is metamorphosis?
A special change most insects go through during their life cycles
This process involves several distinct stages.
List the stages of the ladybug life cycle.
The ladybug undergoes significant changes throughout its life cycle.
What happens during the pupa stage of a ladybug?
Inside the ladybug changed into its adult form
This stage is crucial for the transformation into an adult.
What characterizes a young ladybug?
Soft and pale with no spots
As it matures, it grows stronger and its colors darken.