Sports (English sport, reduction from initial English disport — "game", "entertainment") — the activity of people consisting in their comparison physical and mental abilities organized by certain rules

General Life Cycle:

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   Beginning of life
   
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   Growth and Development
   
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   Reproduction
   
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   Death
   

***Through reproduction, the cycle can begin again.

***Death can happen at anytime.

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  In complete metamorphosis, the young DOES NOT resemble the adult.
  
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  Metamorphosis- A process of changes in form during an animal’s development
  
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  Most insects go through complete metamorphosis.
  
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  Complete Metamorphosis Insects:
  
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    butterflies, silkworms, mealworms, ladybugs
    
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  ELPA will help ya remember complete metamorphosis:
  
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  1. Egg (laid by female animal)
  
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  2. Larva (worm-like, doesn’t resemble adult)
  
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  3. Pupa (the body changes form here)
  
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  4. Adult (fully-grown animal)
  
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  A few insects (about 10%) go through incomplete metamorphosis.
  
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  In this type of life cycle, the young resembles the adult.
  
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  Incomplete Metamorphosis Insects:
  
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    crickets, grasshoppers
    
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  All animals follow the general life cycle pattern.
  
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  Reptiles, birds, and fish begin the life cycle as an egg.
  
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  Mammals begin the life cycle with live birth.