biological life cycle
period involving all different generations of a species succeeding each other through means of reproduction
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A biological life cycle is the series of stages that different generations of a species go through as they reproduce and succeed one another. Understanding life cycles matters because it helps us see how species maintain themselves and change over time through the process of reproduction.
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Life cycle of a mosquito. An adult female mosquito lays eggs which develop through several stages to adulthood. Reproduction completes and perpetuates the cycle.
In biology, a life cycle (or biological life cycle when the context is not clear) is a series of stages of the life of an organism. It begins as a zygote, often in an egg, and concludes as an adult that reproduces, producing an offspring in the form of a new zygote. The same series of stages occurs in the new biological generation, the process repeating in a cyclic fashion. "The concept is closely related to those of the life history, development and ontogeny, but differs from them in stressing renewal." Transitions of form may involve growth, asexual reproduction, or sexual reproduction.