Grade 5 · Science · Lesson 22

Life Cycles & Reproduction

Every living thing follows a life cycle. A life cycle is the series of stages an organism passes through from the moment it begins to exist until it reproduces and the cycle starts again. Each stage has a job: some stages are for growing, others are for transforming, and the adult stage is for reproducing.

What this lesson teaches

1Order the stages of a butterfly life cycle from egg to adult
2Compare complete and incomplete metamorphosis
3Match each life-cycle stage to its purpose
4Explain how reproduction continues the life cycle

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