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Life Is a Repeating Cycle
Plants, insects, fish, frogs, birds, mammals, and all other living
things have life cycles. An organism’s life cycle is defined by stages.
The organism goes through these important stages between the time
it is born and the time it
produces offspring. The life
cycle of the bean takes a few
weeks. The life cycles of some
insects and the frog take about
a year. The life cycle of the
elephant takes more than 10
years. All these life cycles are
different. Think about the
time the life cycle takes for
each organism and the stages
the organism goes through.
Both the time and the stages
are different for every different
kind of organism.
Thinking about
Life Cycles
1.
What is a life cycle?
2.
Describe the life cycle of
one kind of animal.
3.
Look at the tomato plant.
Describe the life cycle of
the tomato.
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