wunder beta🐛 Life Cycles
See how living things are born, grow up, and start the cycle again!
What you’ll learn
- Explain what a life cycle is and describe egg-laying, butterfly, and frog metamorphosis.A life cycle is the repeating pattern of birth, growth, adulthood, and new life. Many animals begin as eggs. Butterflies change from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly, and frogs change from tadpole to frog through metamorphosis.
- Describe plant life cycles and how mammals grow, and connect all cycles as the circle of life.Plants grow from seeds through germination, become adults, and make flowers and seeds to start again. Mammals are born live and fed milk before growing up. Every life cycle repeats, which is why it is called the circle of life.
Questions this course answers
What is a life cycle?
A life cycle is the set of stages a living thing passes through from birth to growing up and making new life.
What is the correct order of the butterfly life cycle?
A butterfly goes from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis and finally to butterfly.
What is a baby frog called before it grows legs?
Young frogs hatch as swimming tadpoles and later grow legs and lose their tails.
What is it called when a seed begins to grow?
Germination is when a seed starts to grow into a new plant with water, warmth, and light.
What do flowers help a plant do?
Flowers help plants make new seeds, often with the help of pollinators like bees.
How are most mammal babies different from animals that hatch from eggs?
Most mammals are born live instead of hatching, and their mothers feed them milk.
Grounded in trusted sources
- National Geographic Kids, "The Frog Life Cycle for Kids", https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/nature/frog-life-cycle/
- Britannica Kids, "life cycle", https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/life-cycle/353413
- Generation Genius, "Plant and Animal Life Cycles", https://www.generationgenius.com/blog/plant-and-animal-life-cycle-lesson-for-kids/
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