Metamorphosis and Life Cycles

Butterfly

Butterfly http://www.incrediblebutterfly.com/thebutterflylifecycle.html

Butterfly Interactives http://www.vtaide.com/png/butterfly.htm http://www.vtaide.com/png/butterfly2.htm http://www.vtaide.com/png/butterfly-puzzle.htm http://www.vtaide.com/png/butterfly-moth.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0XBUWvCCAA

Beetles Mealworms Mountain Pine Beetle: http://www.nyworms.com/mealworms.htm Mountain Pine Beetle: http://mpb.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/biology/biology_e.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXIuSXFGX-k

Ladybug Nearly ALL cultures believe that a Ladybug is lucky. In the 1800's, some doctors used Ladybugs to treat measles!  They     also believed that if you mashed ladybugs (ewww!) and put them     into a cavity, the insects would stop a toothache! http://www.pharmasiana.com/page/4

Frog http://www.communication4all.co.uk/http/Life%20Cycles.htm

Frog http://www.vtaide.com/png/frog.htm http://www.vtaide.com/png/frog2.htm http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0403/games/game.cgi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0EPHyo128

Chicken

Chicken

Chicken http://www.vtaide.com/png/chicken.htm

Salmon

Fish

Radish

Radish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6M_y9Q1kEQ

Bean

Plants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JumEfAbjBjk

Tomato Plant

Tomato Plant

Fruit Plants and Trees

Complete Metamorphosis 4 Stage Process Organism makes a complete change in appearance from its first stage to its last stage. ELPA: Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult

Mosquito http://www.vtaide.com/png/mosquito.htm http://www.vtaide.com/png/mosquito2.htm http://www.vtaide.com/png/mossie-puzzle.htm Label the mosquito: http://www.vtaide.com/png/mosquito-label.htm Label the larvae: http://www.vtaide.com/png/moslarva-label.htm

Other Animals that Go Through Complete Metamorphosis Fly Ants Butterflies

Incomplete Metamorphosis 3 Stage Process Egg, Nymph, Adult Organism looks the same when it is a baby as it does when it is an adult. It just changes and grows by molting.

Other Animals that Go Through Incomplete Metamorphosis Dragonflies Flower Bug Locust http://picsdigger.com/keyword/complete%20metamorphosis http://www.arthursclipart.org/biologya/biology/metamorphosis%20locust.gif

Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis Complete metamorphosis in insects involves four distinct differences in life stages, including egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Incomplete metamorphosis in insects involves three life stages including egg, nymph, and adult. Butterflies and beetles undergo complete metamorphosis, while grasshoppers and walking sticks undergo incomplete metamorphosis.