Vocabulary - Mealworms
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STUDENT RESOURCE 2.1
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adult the stage in an insect’s life cycle
that lays eggs
An adult mealworm is a beetle.
egg the fi rst stage in the life cycle of
many organisms
Adult mealworm beetles lay eggs.
habitat the place where an organism
lives
An organism’s habitat gives it the
food, water, and space it needs.
larva a worm-like stage in the life cycle
of some insects
Mealworms are not real worms.
life cycle the changes that an organism
goes through during its life
A mealworm changes from an egg to
a larva to a pupa to an adult beetle.
pupa the stage in an insect life cycle
when a larva changes to an adult
A mealworm pupa does not move very
much and does not eat.
ORGANISMS • SECTION 2 MEALWORMS
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