Maturity & Reproduction

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Maturity & Reproduction

Fledgling Cliffs

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Hatchling — Maturity & Reproduction Fledgling Cliffs

Hi!

I'm Hatchling.

Welcome to Fledgling Cliffs!

Will you help me investigate maturity & reproduction?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

Maturity includes the stage when an organism can reproduce.

Growing larger is an individual's change;

producing offspring begins a new generation.

Which event begins a new generation?

  • A. The same individual simply growing taller
  • B. Changing a feather's color
  • C. Producing offspring

The answer is C: Producing offspring

Maturity includes the stage when an organism can reproduce.

Growing larger is an individual's change;

producing offspring begins a new generation.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

Care of young varies among organisms.

Some adults feed and protect young,

while others do not provide the same care.

What does maturity allow in the model?

  • A. Living without resources
  • B. Reproduction
  • C. Returning to an egg as the same individual

The answer is B: Reproduction

Maturity includes the stage when an organism can reproduce.

Growing larger is an individual's change;

producing offspring begins a new generation.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our bird record follows a chick growing into an adult, then

that adult producing offspring.

The later chicks are new individuals, not the adult becoming young again.

Is care of young universal in one form?

  • A. No
  • B. Yes
  • C. Only if all adults build nests

The answer is A: No

Care of young varies among organisms.

Some adults feed and protect young,

while others do not provide the same care.

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Maturity includes the stage when an organism can reproduce.

Care of young varies among organisms.

Our bird record follows a chick growing into an adult, then

that adult producing offspring.

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