Question

what are metamorphosis?​

Answer 1

Metamorphosis: The changes in form that occur as an insect approaches adulthood. When the immature insects and the adults are similar in appearance, the process is called simple metamorphosis, and the juvenile insects are called nymphs.

Answer 2

♕︎ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ♕︎

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴍᴇᴛᴀᴍᴏʀᴘʜᴏsɪs?

♕︎ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ♕︎

ᴍᴇᴛᴀᴍᴏʀᴘʜᴏsɪs ɪs ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs, sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʙɪʀᴛʜ, ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢᴏ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴛᴀᴍᴏʀᴘʜᴏsɪs.

♕︎ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ♕︎

• ᴍᴇᴛᴀᴍᴏʀᴘʜᴏsɪs ɪs ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇs.
• ɪɴ ғʀᴏɢs, ᴛʜʏʀᴏxɪɴᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜʏʀᴏɪᴅ ɢʟᴀɴᴅ ʙʀɪɴɢs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇᴛᴀᴍᴏʀᴘʜᴏsɪs.
• ᴛʜʏʀᴏxɪɴᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴏᴅɪɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ.
• ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴅᴇғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ɪᴏᴅɪɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʏʀᴏxɪɴᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ɴɪʟ ᴏʀ ᴍɪɴɪᴍᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴅᴘᴏʟᴇs ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛs.
• ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢᴏᴇs ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs, ʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀɪᴛʏ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴅᴏʟᴇsᴄᴇɴᴄᴇ.