Metamorphosis

4. During the nymph stage, a damselfly grows _____.
6. In _____ metamorphosis, each life stage is unlike any other stage.
8. Like other insects, an adult mealworm beetle will have _____ legs.
9. During metamorphosis, a mealworm transforms into a _____.
12. The _____ is a protective skeleton on the outside of the body.
13. When an animal goes through a series of different body forms it is called _____.
16. The life span of a boa constrictor is _____ years.
17. _____ is when an animal gets too large for its exoskeleton and grows a new one.
18. The oldest _____ lived to be one hundred twenty-two years.

1. A _____ fish can live to be one hundred years old.
2. The four stages of complete metamorphosis are egg, larva, pupa, and _____.
3. A moth and a penguin both begin their lives as _____.
4. As a penguin becomes older it grows _____ feathers.
5. A damselfly is an insect that goes through _____ metamorphosis.
7. A praying _____ is an example of an animal that goes through incomplete metamorphosis.
10. The stages of an animal’s life cycle include birth, growth, _____ and death.
11. _____ is how long an animal usually lives in the wild.
14. Life _____ is the pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death in a species.
15. The three stages of incomplete metamorphosis are egg, _____, and adult.