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LIVING THINGS
CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPARISONS
LIST ALL THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN:
A mosquito and a bird
LIST ALL THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN:
A dog and a dolphin
LIST ALL THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN:
A tree and a flower
LIST ALL THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN:
A giraffe and a birch tree
VIDEOS ON SYSTEMS OF THE BODY
 Circulatory System
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/CSmovie.html
 Respiratory System
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/RSmovie.html
 Digestive System
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/DSmovie.html
MAMMALIAN LIFE CYCLE
Chicken Life Cycle
 The life cycle of mammals include 3
Egg
stages:

Pre-birth

Young

Adult
 In the young stage, the mammal
resembles its parent, but in a smaller
form

This is unlike the life cycle for insects
Chick
Adult
INSECT LIFE CYCLE
 The life cycle for insects includes 4 stages:

Egg

Larva

Pupa

Adult
 In the pupa stage the insect is inactive, so
usually is camouflaged
 It is usually in the adult stage that insects grow
their wings