A great change in appearance in some animals when they become an adult
Metamorphosis
To make a copy of something
Reproduce
A period in the growth or development of something
Stage
The newly hatched young of an insect that si wingless and worm-like
Larva
To stop existing, become lost
Disappear
The process of growing
Development
The way that someone or something looks (e.g.: the tadpoles' ___ can change as they grow)
Appearance
The part of the cell that controls or influences the physical characteristics of a living thing, and can be passed down from parents to their young
Gene
The stages through which a living thing goes through in its life, from the beginning of its life, to undergoing changes, reaching maturity as well as reproduction
Life cycle
The protective casing which some insects make for themselves while they grow in their pupal stage
Cocoon
To come out of an egg
Hatch
A baby frog or toad that has a long tail
Tadpole
The young insect that looks almost like the adult except that it is smaller and has no wings
Nymph
To push an egg out of the body
Lay an egg
The stage of development between larva and adult, during which the larva does not eat and undergoes complete transformation within a cocoon
Pupa
The passing down of traits from parent to child
Heredity
Fully grown, grown to full size
Mature
To experience, to endure (e.g.: ____ moulting)
Undergo
Shed the old skin or covering and replace it with new growth so that the body can grow bigger
Moult
Young animals or birds
Young
A fully grown animal or person
Adult
If a species is this, there are just a few of animals left
Endangered
If an animal is this, it no longer exists
Extinct
A group of animals or plants that are similar
Species
A characteristic or condition
Trait
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