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Animal Life Cycles Unit 4 Lesson 6

There are two types of metamorphosis: complete and incomplete. Complete metamorphosis involves four stages - egg, larva, pupa, and adult. During incomplete metamorphosis there are three gradual stages - egg, nymph, and adult. The pupa stage is skipped. Examples of animals that undergo complete metamorphosis include butterflies and beetles. Grasshoppers and termites go through incomplete metamorphosis. Amphibians are unique among vertebrates in undergoing a larval stage with gills followed by a stage with lungs on land.

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Animal Life Cycles Unit 4 Lesson 6

There are two types of metamorphosis: complete and incomplete. Complete metamorphosis involves four stages - egg, larva, pupa, and adult. During incomplete metamorphosis there are three gradual stages - egg, nymph, and adult. The pupa stage is skipped. Examples of animals that undergo complete metamorphosis include butterflies and beetles. Grasshoppers and termites go through incomplete metamorphosis. Amphibians are unique among vertebrates in undergoing a larval stage with gills followed by a stage with lungs on land.

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Animal Life

Cycles
Unit 4, Lesson 6

What is metamorphosis?
A

series of distinct growth


stages in an animals life
cycle that are different from
one another.

What is complete
metamorphosis?
A series of four distinct growth
stages in an animals life cycle.
Egg,

larva, pupa, adult

Larva
An

immature stage in complete


metamorphosis where the
organism does not resemble the
adult

Pupa

A non-feeding stage in complete


metamorphosis in which a hard, case-like
cocoon surround the organism

Incomplete metamorphosis
A

series of three growth stages


that occur gradually

Egg,

nymph, adult

Nymph
A

stage of metamorphosis
where the organism is similar
to an adult form but is
smaller

In the life cycle of a butterfly,


what stage is the caterpillar?
Larva

What happens during the


nymph stage of incomplete
metamorphosis?
The

organism gets bigger but


keeps the same basic shape and
form

How does the complete metamorphosis


differ from the incomplete metamorphosis?

Complete metamorphosis has 4 distinct


stages, while the incomplete
metamorphosis has only 3 distinct stages.

What do tadpoles eat?


Most

tadpoles are
herbivores, or plant eaters

Why dont tadpoles hatch with


lungs?
Frog

eggs are laid in the water. If


tadpoles hatched with lungs rather
than gills, they would not be able to
breathe.
Tadpoles are completely aquatic for
the first part of their lives

What happens when a


froglet becomes an adult?
It

moves onto land


Breathes air
Begins meat eating diet

How does a birds egg


protect the embryo
developing inside?
The

shell keeps the embryo from


drying out.

The

yolk provides food for the


developing embryo.

How is a fish or amphibian


egg protected?
It

is protected by a jellylike layer


that surrounds the egg

Name some animals that go


through complete metamorphosis
Butterflies
Moths
Flies
Beetles

Name some animals that go


through incomplete
metamorphosis
Grasshoppers
Termites
Bedbugs

What metamorphosis stage is


skipped in incomplete
metamorphosis?
In

incomplete metamorphosis,
the nymph stage is the same as
the larva stage in a complete
metamorphosis, and the pupa
stage is skipped.

Why cant grasshoppers grow


gradually like mammals,
reptiles, and birds do?

Grasshoppers have an exoskeleton

How does an amphibians life cycle


differ from that of other
vertebrates?
Amphibians

go through
metamorphosis, but other
vertebrate do not.

Why do animals have


different eggs?
Animals

have different eggs


depending on their structures
and the environments in
which they live.

What are the only


mammals that lay eggs?
Monotremes

are the only


mammals that lay eggs.

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