Science glossary · United Kingdom
Life cycle
The stages a living thing goes through from birth to having young of its own.
Different living things have different life cycles. Some change shape completely, which is called metamorphosis.
Example: A butterfly: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult.
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Related words
- Photosynthesis: How green plants make their own food using light.
- Habitat: The place where a plant or animal naturally lives and finds what it needs.
- Adaptation: A body part or behaviour that helps a living thing survive where it lives.
- Germination: When a seed begins to grow into a new plant.
- Pollination: The moving of pollen from one part of a flower to another so that seeds can form.