Life cycle crossword puzzles on metamorphosis, larvae, tadpoles, and how living things grow.
Crossword clues used in life cycles puzzles, with answers and links to play.
“Describes a life cycle with only three main stages”
INCOMPLETE (10)
“Describes metamorphosis with four distinct stages, including a pupa”
COMPLETE (8)
“Total length of time an organism is expected to live”
LIFESPAN (8)
“Final, sexually mature stage of an organism's life cycle”
ADULT (5)
“Earliest stage of a developing plant or animal, before birth or hatching”
EMBRYO (6)
“Process of a seed beginning to sprout and grow into a plant”
GERMINATION (11)
“Non-feeding stage during which an insect's body is completely rebuilt into its adult form”
PUPA (4)
“Young insect that looks like a small adult and lacks a pupal stage”
NYMPH (5)
“Young animal that has not yet reached adulthood”
JUVENILE (8)
“Transfer of pollen that allows a flowering plant to produce seeds”
POLLINATION (11)
“Immature, wingless feeding stage between egg and pupa in many insects”
LARVA (5)
“To produce offspring of the same species”
REPRODUCE (9)
“Young produced by an animal or plant”
OFFSPRING (9)
“All the offspring born and living around the same time”
GENERATION (10)
“Fully grown stage of an animal's life cycle”
ADULT (5)
“To break out of an egg”
HATCH (5)
“Resting stage between larva and adult in many insects”
PUPA (4)
“Worm-like young stage of an insect after it hatches”
LARVA (5)
“Part of a plant that grows from a flower and holds seeds”
FRUIT (5)
“Adult amphibian that hops and can live on land or water”
FROG (4)
“Small part that a new plant can sprout from”
SEED (4)
“Flying insect with colorful wings that starts life as a caterpillar”
BUTTERFLY (9)
“Colorful part of a plant that helps it make seeds”
FLOWER (6)
“Hard protective case a caterpillar forms before becoming a butterfly”
CHRYSALIS (9)
“Round object where many animals begin life”
EGG (3)
“Young frog that lives in water and breathes with gills”
TADPOLE (7)