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What is a common characteristic among all animals of the same species in terms of their life cycle?
What is true about mammals in terms of birthing their young?
What is unique about amphibians and insects in their young stage?
How long can an elephant's life cycle last?
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What is a common activity for animals in their young stage?
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What is a key difference between the nymph and larva stages of insect development?
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Why do some male animals have bright colors or special features?
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What determines the length of an animal's life?
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What is the final stage of an animal's life cycle?
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What is a common need of baby animals, like the foal in the picture?
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Study Notes
Life Cycle
- A life cycle refers to the stages a living thing goes through from birth to death.
- The number of stages and the length of the life cycle depends on the species, or type, of animal.
Stages of Life Cycle
- Birth: The stage where an animal is born, either from an egg or through live birth (in mammals).
- Young: The childhood stage where animals do the most growing and developing, and focus on maintaining a supply of food, water, and shelter.
- Reproduction: The stage where an animal reaches adulthood, finds a mate, and reproduces to make more animals like them.
- Death: The final stage of every life cycle, where the amount of time an animal lives depends on its size, whether it is warm or cold-blooded, and its health.
Examples of Life Cycles
- Monarch butterfly: 4 stages, lives for a few weeks.
- Elephant: 3 stages, lives up to 70 years.
Birth Stage
- Most animals begin life inside an egg, a protective shell around the unborn animal.
- Birds, fish, and reptiles lay eggs to begin the life cycle.
- Mammals have live births, where the baby is born from the mother's body.
Young Stage
- Mammals, fish, reptiles, and birds have one stage of childhood where they look like a smaller version of an adult.
- Amphibians and insects go through metamorphosis, or a change in the way they look as they grow in the young stage.
Reproduction Stage
- Animals find a mate to reproduce with and make more animals like them.
- In some species, males have bright colors or other features to attract females.
- Some animals do a dance together after mating.
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Learn about the stages of life, from birth to death, and how it varies across species. This quiz explores the concept of life cycles and its importance in understanding living things.
