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| clone | an exact copy of the parent |
| innate behavior | a set of actions that a living thing has at birth |
| instinct | a way of acting that an animal does not have to learn |
| learned behavior | when an animal changes its behavior through experience |
| offspring | the young of living things |
| trait | characteristics identical to those of its parent |
| inherited | when traits are passed from parent to offspring |
| budding | a form of reproduction when a bud forms on an adults body /hydra |
| regeneration | when a whole animal develops from just a part of the original animal / sea stars |
| fertilization | when egg and sperm join and offspring is produced |
| embryo | a fertilized egg |
| life span | how long an animal lives in the wild |
| metamorphosis | a series of different body forms |
| life cycle | the pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death of a species |
| incomplete metamorphosis | three stages of growth egg, nymph, and adult |
| complete metamorphosis | stages of growth in which each life stage is completely different |
| mate | a partner for reproduction |
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| monarch buttefly | an insect that migrates to Mexico |
| zebra swallowtail | Tennessee's state butterfly |
