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- A larva (plural: larvae) develops from the egg in those animals. It is a separate life stage from the adult reproductive stage. A larva does not look like the adult animal, and changes shape (known as metamorphosis) as it grows up.
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The word larva is applied to the young of certain animals that must undergo great physical changes before they become adults. A young frog hatches from the egg as a water-living tadpole and gradually becomes transformed into the air-breathing adult.
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Oct 16, 2023 · A larva (plural: larvae) develops from the egg in those animals. It is a separate life stage from the adult reproductive stage. A larva does not look like the adult animal, and changes shape (known as metamorphosis ) as it grows up.
The life cycle of an insect is commonly: egg, larva (young stage), pupa (inactive) and adult stage. Many insects undergo the greatest changes of all animals, they undergo a complete metamorphosis. Scientific diagrams are used to show the stages in an insect’s life cycle.
Sep 2, 2024 · Larva, stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached. These immature, active forms are structurally different from the adults and are adapted to a different environment.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Insect Life Cycle
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- undergo metamorphosis – a
- complete metamorphosis (4
- Mammal Life Cycle
- YOUR TASK
- organisms. You may choose how to do this from the following:
- ‘Life’ documentary ideas:
An insect is an organism whose body is split into three sections called the
abdomen. Insects have an exoskeleton – meaning their structural support is outside of the body. Insects
change in the organism’s structure of their body and their behaviour. Some insects undergo
stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult) and some go through
A mammal is a particular type of animal. Like birds, they are also endothermic / warm-blooded. One thing that makes mammals different to the other types of animals in this guide is that mammals make milk to feed their babies. Most mammals are placentals: their young grow inside the female’s body and are born when they are fully developed. Some ar...
Now you have read about the different life cycles of plants, mammals, birds, amphibians and insects and watched the BBC videos, you should be able to see that, although some are very different from each other, they do all share similarities between them. Your task is to show the similarities and differences between the different life cycles of ea...
Complete the table below (you could print it out or draw a version of it in your books). Use the two empty rows to come up with your own differences or similarities (you may find more). Using the table, write a paragraph in your books to describe the differences and similarities. Create a double bubble map or Venn diagram showing the similarities...
Introduce the programme and explain which plants and animals you will be talking about E.g. Welcome to ‘Life’. Today you will find out about the similarities and differences between the life cycles of plants and animals... Describe the similarities between the life cycles of plants, mammals, birds, amphibians and insects. E.g. All types of plants a...
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The next is larva, which is the young stage. Feeding takes place during this stage, leading to the pupa stage. The pupa is an inactive stage during which the organism is growing and camouflaged.
Larva is a term specific to the life cycle of an insect — mammals don't go through a larva stage. The word refers to the second stage of an insect's life cycle, where it hatches from an egg and looks very different from the adult form.
