Animal Life Cycles

Stages of growth and change make up an organism’s life cycle.

Metamorphosis is a series of very different body forms including incomplete and complete metamorphosis.

One or more animal makes offspring together.

Budding, one parent. Regeneration, one parent. Fertilization, two parents.

Inherited means something received by the offspring from the parent.

MetamorphosisMetamorphosis

Incomplete Metamorphosis Each body form is separate,

changes little by little (gradual change).

Example: Damsel Flies grows and change by molting or molts. Molting is when an animal sheds their skin or they are too big for the exoskeleton.

Metamorphosis

Complete Metamorphosis Butterflies go through complete

metamorphosis. Each life stage is different than any other

stage.

Inherited Inherited traits: eye and hair color, shape,

how tall you are, dimples ( the dots on your cheek)

Inherited Behavior: actions that you do without learning. You know how to do these actions since you were born. Ex: crying

A. Reflex- simplest action that you do not need to learn. Ex: blinking (closing and opening your eyes)

B. Instinct – actions that you did not need to learn. Ex: Running from a lion that is chasing you.

Inherited

Learned Behavior IS NOT INHERITED. When you came out of your mommy during

birth you were not able to speak Chinese or English. So speaking Chinese or English is a learned behavior.

YOU MUST LEARN AND STUDY HOW TO DO IT. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!

Ex: walking, speaking a language, reading, playing basketball, etc. etc.

Which is inherited behavior?Which is learned behavior?Which is an inherited trait?

Answers

Timon blinking is an inherited behavior called reflex.

Walking is learned behavior The color of eyes is an inherited trait.