3 Questions
What are the three stages involved in complete metamorphosis?
Larva, pupa, and imago
What is the process called when larval organs are broken down during metamorphosis?
Histolysis
Where do adult wings develop in complete metamorphosis?
Inside the pupa
Study Notes
- Complete metamorphosis occurs in higher insects
- It involves a larva, pupa, and imago stage
- The larva feeds, moves, moults, and grows
- The pupa undergoes internal changes to form the imago
- Histolysis is the process of breaking down larval organs
- Imaginal buds are rudiments of future organs
- Histogenesis is the process of forming new adult organs
- Imago develops inside the pupa
- Adult wings develop from imaginal buds in complete metamorphosis
- In hemimetabolous metamorphosis, the adult wings develop externally from the integument
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