In the life cycle of an organism, meiosis is paired with the process of fertilization. Understanding the life cycle of an organism is the key to understanding how sexual reproduction ensures the inheritance of traits from both parents and also introduces genetic variation. Complete the diagram to show the life cycle of a typical animal. Follow these steps: First, drag blue labels onto blue targets only to identify each stage of the life cycle. Next, drag pink labels onto pink targets only to identify the process by which each stage occurs. Then, drag white labels onto white targets only to identify the ploidy level at each stage. Labels can be used once, more than once, or not at all.