Life cycle

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/life-cycle

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the developmental stages?Key phases include embryonic, juvenile, adult reproductive, and senescent stages
2. What is an animal life cycle?An animal life cycle is the journey from a tiny baby, through growing and maturing, to having babies of its own. Each stage has special changes that help the animal survive.
3. How do salmon travel during their life cycle?Salmon hatch in freshwater streams, grow in the ocean for many years, then return to their birth streams to lay eggs and die. This journey shows their amazing navigation and adaptation.

Senescence: The process of aging, characterized by a decline in physiological function and increased susceptibility to disease.
r-selected species: Organisms that typically reproduce early in life, produce many small offspring, and have short lifespans.
K-selected species: Organisms that typically reproduce later in life, produce fewer, larger offspring, and have longer lifespans.