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Year 3 science · A.1 · Living things

Life cycles

All living things go through stages: starting, growing, having young, and ending with death. These are called life cycles.

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  1. Jonah finds a small caterpillar on a leaf. What comes next in its life cycle?

    • A butterfly (right)
    • A bird
    • A flower
  2. Eli sees a plant grow from a seed. What happens to the plant over time?

    • It turns into soil
    • It grows taller (right)
    • It stays the same
  3. A butterfly starts as an egg, then becomes a Hana, then a chrysalis, and finally a butterfly. What stage comes after the egg?

    • Adult
    • Larva (right)
    • Butterfly

Tip: All living things go through stages: starting, growing, having young, and ending with death. These are called life cycles.

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