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seedling
A seedling is a young plant.
Class 3 · English Version · General science
Plants, animals and life cycles
Explore plants, animals and life cycles with an example and your own answers.
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A life cycle shows stages in an organism's life. Many flowering plants produce seeds; a butterfly develops through egg, caterpillar, pupa and adult stages.
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A bean seed grows into a seedling, then a mature plant that can produce new seeds.
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pupa
The caterpillar develops into a pupa.
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egg
A butterfly begins life as an egg.
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larva
A caterpillar is the larval stage.
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fruit
Fruits contain seeds in many flowering plants.
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The animal grows through life processes; mud is material added to the outside of the stone.
Distinguish biological growth from an external coating.
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