All animals, including humans, are born, they get older and bigger and some will go on to have children. In the end, all animals die. We call this a life cycle.
All living things follow a life cycle specific to their species. Some are very short such as a few hours or days while others last for hundreds of years. There is no start or end point, but rather a continuous flow (cycle) that includes fertilisation, birth, growth and reproduction. Some species go through a complete change during their life cycle – think of butterflies and others produce offspring that remain very similar – like us!
Teacher’s Guides
A Teachers Guide 5 – Nature Studies Glossary
A Teachers Guide 15 – A Teacher’s Guide to Plants
Life cycle Worksheets
Living Things worksheet 028 – Introduction to Living Things
Living Things worksheet 029 – Stag beetle life cycle
Living Things worksheet 030 – Flower life cycles
Living Things worksheet 031 – Plant parts and function
Living Things worksheet 032 – Plants missing words
Living Things worksheet 035 – Plant hunt
Answers
Living Things worksheet – Introduction to Living Things 028a (answers)
Living Things worksheet – Stag beetle life cycle 029a (answers)
Living Things worksheet– Flower life cycles 030a (answers)
Living Things worksheet– Plant parts and function 031a (answers)
Living Things worksheet– Plants missing words 032a (answers)
Living Things worksheet– Pollination True or False 033a (answers)
Living Things worksheet Life cycles quiz True or False 034a (answers)
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