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Life Science Vocabulary - 2
2nd Week: Oct 16-Oct. 19
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Science
5th Grade
10/14/2007

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[image]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 moth.
Term
Community
Definition
All the living things in an ecosystem.
Term

Complete Metamorphosis

Definition

The type of metamorphosis with 4 stages:  egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

Term
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 of the 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 look like small adults, but usually don't have wings.
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Pupa
Definition
The third stage of complete metamorphois 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 gills.
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