Incomplete Metamorphosis

Name the three main stages of incomplete metamorphosis in insects.

• Chrysalis

• Nymph

• Egg

• Adult

• Pupa

 How is the process of molting crucial for the growth and development of an insect during incomplete metamorphosis?

•  Molting is the gaining of more of the exoskeleton to allow for growth

•  Molting is the shedding of the skeleton to allow for growth

•  Molting is the shedding of the exoskeleton that does not allow for growth

•  Molting is the shedding of the exoskeleton to allow for growth.

Grasshoppers go through incomplete metamorphosis during their life cycle. Which picture shows the correct life cycle for a grasshopper?

• A.
• B. 
• C. 
• D. 

Which statement about incomplete metamorphosis is true? 

• The larval and pupae stages look similiar. 
• An egg hatches from a nymph.
• They nymph looks nothing like the adult.
• There may be several nymph stages. 

Compare and contrast incomplete metamorphosis with complete metamorphosis, providing at least three differences between the two life cycle types.