Lifecycles



=== A baby is born and then it grows into an adult. This adult reproduces/has babies of its kind. Then this cycle repeats all over again.Some babies look like their parents whereas others do not. In this case, we can see how tadpoles and frogs differ and how they grow and change into their adult, frogs. ===

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 * Explain the life cycle of a butterfly.
 * What is the difference between the lifecycle of a frog and that of a lemur?
 * Give two examples of animals where the baby looks like it's parents. [[image:http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/animals/life/images/cycle2.gif align="right"]]

Rayan Sibai:

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 * 1) Every Butterfly undergoes developmental changes through their lifetime, in process called metamorphosis. The butterfly’s metamorphosis is very similar to a moth’s. The Butterfly starts out as an egg which is very small and round, oval or cylindrical. Next the egg hatches to give a larva also called caterpillar and are characterized by striated colors, incessant eating habits, and molting. Next the caterpillar forms a pupa. At this stage, most of the organs, tissues, and body parts of the caterpillar change and re-form into what will eventually be an adult butterfly. After the pupa, also known as chrysalises, stops growing, it molts and the fully grown adult butterfly finds a mate and reproduces to start the cycle all over again.
 * 1) The lifecycle of a lemur is that of a typical mammal’s life cycle. The baby looks like its parent. So while frogs undergo metamorphosis lemurs do not. The tadpole has to undergo metamorphosis to reach adult hood however that does have to occur with lemurs. The frog's life cycle is far more complicated that than of a lemurs.
 * 2) Two example of animals where the baby looks like the parent are humans and elephants. In fact all mammals share that characteristic, they do not undergo metamorphosis.