Life Cycles
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- How many stages are there in complete metamorphosis?
- Four
- What are the stages in complete metamorphosis?
- Egg, larva, pupa, adult
- What are the stages of incomplete metamorphosis?
- Egg, nymph, adult
- What purpose does the egg shell serve?
- It protects everything inside the egg.
- What purpose does the egg yolk serve?
- It stores food for the embryo.
- What purpose do the twisted strands serve?
- They keep the embryo upright as the mother turns her egg.
- What purpose does the egg white serve?
- It cushions the embryo and provides it with water.
- What purpose does the shell lining serve?
- They provide a pocket by which oxygen is stored.
- What is incomplete metamorphosis?
- The three stage life cycle of some insects.
- What is complete metamorphosis?
- The four stage life cycle of some insects.
- What is a life cycle?
- The series of changes that occur during a lifetime of a living thing.
- What is a species?
- A group of living things that can produce young by mating with one another.
- What is an egg?
- The first stage in the life cycle of almost all animals.
- What is a nymph?
- The second stage in the life cycle of an insect undergoing incomplete metamorphosis.
- How many stages are in incomplete metamorphosis?
- Three
- What is a larva?
- The second stage in the life cycle of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- What is a pupa?
- The third stage in the life cycle of an insect undergoing complete metamorphosis.