Question

In some animals, the larva fails to undergo metamorphosis and develops gonads, attains sexual maturity and starts reproduction (paedogenesis, this phenomenon is called):

Answer 1

Metamorphosis: The changes in form that occur as an insect approaches adulthood. ... When the immature insects and the adults have different forms, the process is called complete metamorphosis, and the worm, or grub, like juvenile insects are called larvae. After the last larval instar, the insect changes into a pupa.