Refer to the Figure Showing Moth Metamorphosis

question 216

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure showing moth metamorphosis. If the brain of the first-instar larva is destroyed and the larva survives, what is the most likely prediction for what will happen at point 1?

• A) There will be no molt and the larva will remain a first-instar larva.
• B) The larva will molt into a second-instar larva.
• C) The larva will skip the second-instar larval stage and molt into a third-instar larva.
• D) The larva will molt into a pupa and metamorphosis will begin.
• E) The larva will molt directly into an adult.

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