ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

EMBRYOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly is called ____
A
embryo
B
development
C
metamorphosis
D
incubator
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is A. Metamorphosis. The process in which caterpillars turn into butterflies is called metamorphosis. Caterpillars turn into pupae and after sometime emerge from their pupae as butterflies. Suggest Corrections.

Detailed explanation-2: -The butterfly and moth develop through a process called metamorphosis. This is a Greek word that means transformation or change in shape. Insects have two common types of metamorphosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -One day, the caterpillar stops eating, hangs upside down from a twig or leaf and spins itself a silky cocoon or molts into a shiny chrysalis. Within its protective casing, the caterpillar radically transforms its body, eventually emerging as a butterfly or moth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Metamorphosis is a Greek work meaning transformation or change in shape. Butterflies undergo a complete metamorphosis which means that the butterfly looks different in each stage: egg, larva, pupae and adult. Egg. The butterfly egg is spherical or ovate shaped, varying in color and size.

Detailed explanation-5: -Complete Metamorphosis Has Four Stages: Egg, Larva, Pupa, and Adult. In each stage of complete metamorphosis, the animal looks different than at all other stages. This is different from incomplete metamorphosis where the early stages of development look like tiny versions of the adult.

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