Life Cycles: Shared Patterns

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Life Cycles: Shared Patterns

Nesting Point

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Hatchling — Life Cycles: Shared Patterns Nesting Point

Hi!

I'm Hatchling.

Welcome to Nesting Point!

Will you help me investigate life cycles: shared patterns?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

Life cycles describe patterns of beginning life, growing, reproducing and eventually dying.

New generations continue the pattern.

What continues a life cycle across generations?

  • A. Offspring
  • B. The same individual reviving
  • C. A drawing repeating

The answer is A: Offspring

Life cycles describe patterns of beginning life, growing, reproducing and eventually dying.

New generations continue the pattern.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

The cycle is not one individual returning from death.

Offspring begin their own lives, and organisms vary in their stages

and timing.

Which usually comes before a mature stage?

  • A. Its offspring's old age
  • B. Its own death
  • C. Growth of the young organism

The answer is C: Growth of the young organism

Our cards place a young organism before its mature stage

and place offspring after reproduction.

Plants and animals share broad patterns even when their forms differ.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our cards place a young organism before its mature stage

and place offspring after reproduction.

Plants and animals share broad patterns even when their forms differ.

Do all organisms have identical stages?

  • A. Only plants have stages
  • B. No
  • C. Yes

The answer is B: No

The cycle is not one individual returning from death.

Offspring begin their own lives, and organisms vary in their stages

and timing.

Nice investigating!

You've been following the evidence.

Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.

Life cycles describe patterns of beginning life, growing, reproducing and eventually dying.

The cycle is not one individual returning from death.

Our cards place a young organism before its mature stage

and place offspring after reproduction.

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