Life Cycle of Animals VocabularyOnline version This is vocabulary words found in the life cycle of animals including birth, developing into an adult, reproducing, aging, and death. by Cheryl Gibson 1 Birth is defined as the beginning of life when a new organisms is brought into the world. Yes No 2 Death is defined as the end of life when an organism stops living. Yes No 3 An adult is a partially grown organism that has not reached maturity. Yes No 4 If an organism reproduces it create a new organism of a different kind. Yes No 5 A stage is a specific phase in the life cycle of an organism, such as egg, larva, or adult. Yes No 6 An egg is the last stage of the life cycle of many animals. Yes No 7 A chrysalis is the stage in the life cycle of some insects when they are in a protective casing. Yes No 8 A life cycle is a series of stages that an organism goes through from birth to death. Yes No 9 The larva stage is where the old organism is often worm like and grows quickly. Yes No 10 The pupa is the stage of some insects when they are in a resting state, often inside a chrysalis. Yes No 11 A tadpole is the young stage of a shark, usually aquatic, that has tail and gills. Yes No 12 A chick is a young bird that has just hatched from an egg. Yes No 13 A caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly or moth and it eats a lot before transforming into a chrysalis. Yes No