Complete vs Incomplete Metamorphosis

What is the main difference between complete and incomplete metamorphosis?

• Incomplete metamorphosis involves a pupa stage, unlike complete metamorphosis.

• Complete metamorphosis occurs in insects, while incomplete metamorphosis occurs in mammals.

• In complete metamorphosis, there are four stages (egg, larva, pupa, adult), while in incomplete metamorphosis, there are three stages (egg, nymph, adult).

• Complete metamorphosis has two stages, while incomplete metamorphosis has three stages.

Name an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.

• butterfly

• ant

• grasshopper

• beetle

Which stage is missing in incomplete metamorphosis?

• Egg stage

• Adult stage

• Larval stage

• Pupal stage

In complete metamorphosis, what is the stage where the insect is in a resting state?

• pupa

• egg

• adult

• larva

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How many stages are there in complete metamorphosis?

• 5

• 2

• 6

• 4

Give an example of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis.

• beetle

• ant

• grasshopper

• butterfly

What is the term used for the stage in complete metamorphosis where the insect transforms into an adult?

• larva

• chrysalis

• nymph

• pupa

Which type of metamorphosis has a pupal stage?

• Direct development

• Partial metamorphosis

• Gradual metamorphosis

• Complete metamorphosis

Which type of metamorphosis has nymphs?

• Complete metamorphosis

• Incomplete metamorphosis

• Parallel metamorphosis

• Direct metamorphosis

In incomplete metamorphosis, what is the stage between the nymph and adult?

• egg

• larva

• nymph

• pupa