Download Fill in the blanks with the correct order of the life cycle.

This like has a diagram of the Frog’s Life Cycle, a PowerPoint Presentation as well as activities and
quizzes.
http://questgarden.com/56/30/6/071017211441/process.htm
This link has the plant cycle book:
http://www.craftjr.com/plant-life
You will need to print this book. There are two versions, one blank and one filled in.
Please see below worksheets for life cycles.
Facts About Life Cycles
1. A life cycle is defined as the complete succession of changes undergone by an
organism during its life. A new cycle occurs when an identical set of changes is begun.
2. All organisms go through stages of development.
3. Environmental conditions such as water, temperature, and light affect the
development of organisms.
4. In most mammals the stages of life go from the fertilized egg, to the fetus, the
juvenile, and then to the adult.
5. Birds go from the egg, to the chick, to the adult.
6. Amphibians go from the egg, to the larva, to the adult.
7. Plants go from the seed, to the seedling , to the flowering plant.
8. Insect go from the egg, to the larva, to the pupa, to the adult.
9. Scientists can even describe the life cycle of a star or a plastic bottle.
10. Even families can have a life cycle. Most families have the parents come together
as a unit. They can then have a child. The child becomes an adult. The new adult
leaves home, finds a partner, produces offspring and the life cycle begins again.
Plant Parts
Roots
Basic parts of most all plants are roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits,
and seeds. The roots help provide support by anchoring the plant and
absorbing water and nutrients needed for growth. They can also store
sugars and carbohydrates that the plant uses to carry out other
functions. The roots are what carries the water and nutrients needed
for plants to grow.
Plant Parts - Stems
Stems carry water and nutrients taken up by the roots to the leaves.
Then the food produced by the leaves moves to other parts of the
plant. Stems provide support for the plant allowing the leaves to
reach the sunlight that they need to produce food. Where the leaves
join the stem is called the node. The space between the leaves and
the stem is called the internode. You'll find out why this is so
important as the mystery develops.
Plant Parts - Leaves
Leaves are the food making factories of green plants. Leaves come in many
different shapes and sizes. Leaves are made to catch light and have
openings to allow water and air to come and go. The outer surface of the
leaf has a waxy coating called a cuticle which protects the leaf. Veins
carry water and nutrients within the leaf.
Leaves are the site of the food making process called photosynthesis. In
this process, carbon dioxide and water in the presence of
chlorophyll (the green pigment) and light energy are changed
into glucose (a sugar).Photosynthesis is unique to green plants!
Photosynthesis supplies food for the plant and oxygen for
other forms of life.
A green plant helped make the oxygen you are breathing
today.
Plant Parts - Flowers
Flowers not only look pretty but, in fact, are important in making seeds. A
flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive
structure of
plants.
17. How does the leaf of a plant help the plant to survive?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Leaves take nutrients from the soil.
Leaves produce the food.
Leaves keep the plant from falling over.
Leaves take in water from the soil.
6. Which of the following would best tell you if something is a living thing?
A)
B)
C)
D)
It feels soft.
It is green.
It produces offspring.
It soaks up water.
Frog Lifecycle
In early spring adult frogs wake up from their long winter sleep and start making
their way to breeding pools. Some frogs can travel as far as one mile to the pond
which is a long distance if all you can do is hop or crawl. When the frogs reach the
pond, breeding begins with the male croaking loudly to attract the female.
FROG SPAWN (EGGS)
When the male frog joins with the female, she releases her eggs into the
water and they are fertilized by the male. The eggs or frogspawn are
surrounded by jelly, which absorbs water, swells up, and floats to the
surface of the pond where the sun warms it. One clump of frogspawn can
contain up to 4,000 eggs.
TADPOLE
After about 10 days a tadpole wriggles out of each egg. At
first the tadpole breathes and moves like a fish, using its gills
and long tail, but after about five weeks the gills disappear and
the tadpole develops lungs. The tail becomes shorter as the
hind legs grow and front legs appear, lungs forms and gills
disappear. It then has to swim to the surface of the water to
gulp air.
FROG
By eight weeks the back legs have formed and by ten to eleven weeks the
front legs have also appeared. At twelve to fourteen weeks the tail
disappears and the tiny froglet is ready to leave the water. It will take three
years before the froglet reaches maturity. When the tail is has almost
disappeared it become a frog and hops out of the water. The adult frog lives
on land, breathe through its lungs and eats insects. Its tail has completely
disappears.
Fill in the blanks with the correct order of the life cycle.
Which cycle shows the correct life cycle of a frog?
A)
Egg - Frog - Tadpole
B)
Tadpole - Egg - Frog
C)
Egg – Tadpole - Frog
D)
Frog - Tadpole - Egg
The complete sequence of change in a living thing is called its:
A)
Recycle
B)
Transpiration
C)
Life Cycle
D)
Spawn
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
A butterfly’s life has four stages -- egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Similar to other insects, butterfly begins its life as an egg. When a butterfly
egg hatches, the young looks very different from the adult. It looks like a
very small worm with short legs. It is called a caterpillar or larva.
The larva does nothing but eat. It grows bigger and bigger until it is full
size. Then it enters the third stage called the pupa.
Sometimes a caterpillar spins a silk covering around itself for protection
during the pupa stage. This covering is called a cocoon. When a caterpillar
is in the pupa stage, a great change takes place. The worm like caterpillar
turns into an adult butterfly with four large wings and six long legs. Even
the mouth parts are different. The caterpillar has strong jaws for chewing
leaves. But the adult has mouth parts that coil up under its head like a
spring. It can extend these mouth parts into flowers to sip up the nectar.
After mating, the female butterfly lays eggs and a new butterfly life cycle
begins.
Name ________________________________ Date:____________
Answer the following questions.
Q 2: In the life cycle of a butterfly, the
_____ is the primary eating and growth
Q 1: Another name for 'pupa' is _________. stage of the insect.
(Hint: Write the answer in lower case
letters).
caterpillar
Answer: _______________________
adult butterfly
pupa or chrysalis
Q 3: What is metamorphosis?
Q 4: Insects begin their life as ____.
changing animals
pupa
changing shapes
eggs
staying unchanged
small insects
changing bodies
caterpillars
Q 5: The _____ is the resting or
Q 6: In the ___ stage of the life cycle of a
transformation stage, and within it the
butterfly, the early development and
marvelous transformation from caterpillar to joining of the male and female hereditary
adult takes place.
components take place.
pupa or chrysalis
egg
adult butterfly
caterpillar
caterpillar
chrysalis