Metamorphosis
Across
- 2. The four stages of complete metamorphosis are egg, larva, pupa, and _____.
- 7. _____ is how long an animal usually lives in the wild.
- 8. _____ is when an animal gets too large for its exoskeleton and grows a new one.
- 10. When an animal goes through a series of different body forms it is called _____.
- 14. During metamorphosis, a mealworm transforms into a _____.
- 15. The oldest _____ lived to be one hundred twenty-two years.
- 17. In _____ metamorphosis, each life stage is unlike any other stage.
- 19. During the nymph stage, a damselfly grows _____.
Down
- 1. A praying _____ is an example of an animal that goes through incomplete metamorphosis.
- 3. The life span of a boa constrictor is _____ years.
- 4. As a penguin becomes older it grows _____ feathers.
- 5. A _____ fish can live to be one hundred years old.
- 6. A damselfly is an insect that goes through _____ metamorphosis.
- 9. Like other insects, an adult mealworm beetle will have _____ legs.
- 11. The _____ is a protective skeleton on the outside of the body.
- 12. The stages of an animal’s life cycle include birth, growth, _____ and death.
- 13. Life _____ is the pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death in a species.
- 16. The three stages of incomplete metamorphosis are egg, _____, and adult.
- 18. A moth and a penguin both begin their lives as _____.