Chapter 5 Life Cycles and Traits

reproduce: to produce more organisms of the same kind

similarity: having features that look alike or are the same

seedling: a young plant grown from seed

trait: a quality that makes an organism different from

another organism

larva: the first form of an animal that looks very different

from its parents

pupa: the life-cycle stage of an animal enclosed in a

protective covering

offspring: a plant or animal produced by its parent

inherit: to receive from a parent

sibling: one of two or more offspring having the same

parent

heredity: the passing of traits from parent to offspring