Life Cycle Comparisons Stage 5 PDF
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This document presents a comparison of life cycles across various animal species. Key differences between mammals, insects, birds, and amphibians in terms of reproduction, lifespan, and care of young are highlighted. The document also includes comprehension questions about the topic.
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STAGE 5 Unit focus: Living Things Text focus: Explanation Text Life Cycle Comparison...
STAGE 5 Unit focus: Living Things Text focus: Explanation Text Life Cycle Comparison Every species that has ever lived on Earth descends from the same simple organism. Over me, different species have evolved along different branches of the tree of life, and now there are significant differences between them. Use the table below to see some of these differences. Mammals Insects Birds Amphibians Do they produce live young or Live young Eggs Hard-shelled eggs Eggs eggs? What are the shortest and Giant Sunda Rat - 6 months Mayfly - 5 mins to 24 hrs Many species - roughly 3 years Leaf Frog - 2 years longest lived species? Bowhead whale - 200 years Termite queen - 50 years Laysan albatross - 47 years Cave salamanders - 100 years Are the young born fully- Fully-formed Larvae which change Fully-formed Tadpoles formed? completely For how long do the parents Between a few weeks and They don’t Between a few weeks and a They don’t nurture the young? many years couple of months Time it takes to be born. 12 days to 95 weeks 24 hours to just over a year 11 days to 85 days 2 - 5 weeks Tadpoles eat plants Is the diet of the young the Babies require their O en the same O en the same whereas adults are same as the adult? mother’s milk carnivores A ding ro Rea und all resources ©2019 Literacy Shed e um C u r r ic ul Th http://www.literacyshedplus.com RETRIEVAL FOCUS 1. Which type of animal has the longest gestation period? 2. Larvae are the young of which type of animal? 3. Which species of animal is the shortest lived according to this text? 4. What have all species on Earth descended from? 5. Which amphibians can live to 100 years? VIPERS QUESTIONS S What is the difference between young and adult amphibians? V Which word means closest to “look after and care for”? E Why do you think the author included the range of data for some sections, rather than an average? V What does the word “descends” mean in this context? I Why do you think most animals don’t spend a long time reliant upon their parents? all resources ©2019 Literacy Shed http://www.literacyshedplus.com
