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 \nScience Vocabulary  \n·amphibian,chrysalis,larva,life cycle,mammal,metamorphosis  \nWriting  \n·Short StoryScience Strand  \n● Life Science  \nDigitized by the Internet Archive  \nCover Photo:Ro  \nPhotography Credits:1.Ces;(tr)Punchstock;(bl)Getty Images;(br)Degginger,E.R./A中in 2022 with funding fromcreations/Kai Power Photos;PhotoDisc,Inc.;Getty imaigital Vision;Getty Images;PhotoDisc.Inc.;Punchstock,4-5:(116-7:(I to r)Steve KaufmKahle/Austin FoundationMarkus Botzek/zefa/Corbis.arth Scenes;Doug Wilson/CORBIS.7:(t)PhotoDisc,Inc.B:(1)Shiell,Richard/Animals Animals-Earth Scenes:(r)Robinson.James/Animals Animals-Eart Scenes.9:CORBIS.10:(1)Murray.Patti/Animals Animals-Earth Scenes;(r)Murray,Patti/Animals Animals-Earth Scenes.1:(1)Pryor,Maresa/Animals Animal-Earth Scenes;(r)Punchstock.12-13:(I to r)Leszczynski,Zigmund/Animals Animals-Earth Scenes:Visuals Unlimited;Degginger.E.R./Animals Animals-Earth Scenes;Michael Redmer/Visuals Unlimited.14:FedericoGambarini/dpa/CORBIS  \nThe McGraw·Hill ompanles  \nMacmillanMcGraw-Hill  \nCopyright o by The MeGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.A rights reserved.Except as permitted under theUnited States Copyright Act,no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any formor by any means,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without prior permission of the publisher.  \nSend all inquiries toGlencoe/McGraw-HillB787 Orion PlaceColumbus,OH 43240-4027  \nISBN:978-0-07-283443-2  \nMHID;O-07-283443-5  \nhttps://archive.org/details/isbn_9780022834432  \n12345678910 BSF 12110090807  \nAnimal  \nLife Cyclesby JOANNE MATTERNWith the Editors of TIME FoR KIDSTable of ContentsChapter 1  \nBigger and Stronger.......2Chapter 2  \nHow Mammals Grow......4Chapter 3  \nGood Eggs.................6Chapter 4  \nVery Big Changes............8Glossary.........15...16  \n# Chapter I\n\nBigger and Stronger  \nAnimals change as they grow.Some animalschange a little.Other animals change a lot.Theway an animal changes is called its life cycle.This book describes the life cycles of fouranimals.What changes will you see?  \nCatButterflySalamanderDuck  \n# Life Spans\n\nThe amount of time an animal lives is called its life span.The life span of a mouse is short.The life span of aparrot is long.Here are the life spans of some animals.  \nSpiderMouseKangaroo12 weeks2 years7 yearsDogHorseElephant13 years20 years70 yearsHumanParrotGiant75 years80 yearsTortoise100 years3  \nHow Mammals Grow  \nMammals are animals with fur or hair.Themothers feed their young,or babies,with  \nmilk.Mammals have blood that is warm.Thetemperature of their bodies is about the same allthe time.Cats,dogs,horses,rabbits,mice,whales,and dolphins are mammals.Humans,or people,aremammals,too.Young mammals need a lot of care.  \nThese pictures show the life cycle of a mammal—a cat.  \nWhen kittens are born,they are very small.Theireyes and ears are closed.They cannot see or hear.A kitten needs its mother.It drinks milk from itsmother.It sleeps close to her to stay warm.Themother cat protects her kittens.  \nWhen a kitten is about two weeks old,it can see.It can hear,too.It crawls,or moves,away from itsmother.But it does not go far.It needs the milk ofits mother.The kitten needs its mother to protect it.  \nWhen a kitten is eight weeks old,it is still small.But it does not need help now.It can eat food.Itdoes not need its mother's milk.The kitten can livewithout its mother.Most cats are full grown,oradults,after a few months.  \n# Chapter3\n\nGood Eggs  \nMany animals hatch,or are born,from eggs.Birds,fish,snakes,turtles,and frogs hatch from eggs.Salamanders and insects hatch from eggs,too.  \nLook at the young duck,or duckling.When aduckling hatches from its egg,it cannot swim orfly.It stays close to,or near,its mother.After oneor two days,the duckling can swim.But it cannotfly yet.","cbCaigJ4uBVxb9gZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigJ4uBVxb9gZ","pdf",2855168,"English","# Chapter I Bigger and Stronger\n## Life Spans\n## How Mammals Grow\n# Chapter 3 Good Eggs\n## The Biggest Egg\n# Chapter 4 Very Big Changes","[{\"question\":\"What is a life cycle?\",\"answer\":\"A life cycle is the way an animal changes as it grows. 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