Hi,
Let’s review some points about organisms’ life cycles. A life cycle is a series of changes in form that an organism undergoes, returning to the starting state. Transitions of form may involve growth, asexual reproduction, and/or sexual reproduction.
More about life cycles can be found HERE.
https://www.cabrillo.edu/~ncrane/bio1c/botPDFs/Labs/bacteria,%20cells,%20protists,%20lifecycles/Life%20Cycle%20Patterns.pdf
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/lmexer8.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_life_cycle