1. Life Cycles Vocabulary 3-5 Grade

2. Birth The beginning of life

3. Growth Increase in size, age, or development.

4. Life Cycle The stages in an organism’s life from birth to death.

5. Stage A specific time during life or growth

6. Pollen A fine, powdery substance transferred between certain plants during reproduction.

7. Germinate To sprout or grow

8. Dissect Cut open to observe

9. Development Growth

10. Metamorphosis A change in the body, form, or structure of a living thing during its life cycle.

11. Complete Metamorphosis A change in the body, form, or structure of a living thing during its life cycle. 4 Stages: Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult

12. Incomplete Metamorphosis A change in the body, form, or structure of a living thing during its life cycle. 3 Stages: Egg, Nymph, Adult

13. Egg First stage in life cycle

14. Nymph No Wings! Stage during incomplete metamorphosis in which an organism is growing and resembles an adult

15. Larva Stage during complete metamorphosis when it resembles a worm

16. Pupa/Chrysalis Stage during complete metamorphosis when organism is at rest and new body parts are forming

17. Adult A fully grown organism that can reproduce