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Any metamorphosis involves an organism changing it's basic shape or "morphology." A sudden or abrupt metamorphosis is fast and dramatic...e.g. the change from a caterpilar into a butterfly. A gradual metamorphosis is one in which the organism experiences no abrupt transformation, but instead goes through stages that appear very similar to one another. This slow transformation is seen in most mammals, as well as reptiles, Spiders, and a few precocial insects. When they hatch, precocial offspring appear and function very similarly to their adult counterparts. As they grow larger, they shed their exoskeleton, becoming more complex and mature with each molt--each of these stages is called an "instar"--but during its metamorphosis, it never changes it's basic form (i.e. it doesn't start out aquatic like a fish or tadpole, then grow lungs, like a frog or toad.always "looks like" a grasshopper.
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∙ 14y agoA gradual metamorphosis is a life cycel where the baby does not look like us.
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A synonym of metamorphosis is?
A synonym of metamorphosis is __________.change
Are humans a complete metamorphosis or incomplete metamorphosis?
I'm pretty sure that humans undergo an incomplete metamorphosis.
The type of metamorphosis in which the young resemble an adult is called?
imcomplete metamorphosis :) -msd
Do humans undergo metamorphosis?
no. they are the same basic shape of a 'mini adult' example: frogs are not mini adults. they are tadpoles and undergo metamorphosis until they are frogs. note: metamorphosis is NOT evolution
What is a sentence for metsmorphosis?
The caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly was truly remarkable.
Does crustaceans go through complete or gradual metamorphosis?
Crustaceans do not go through complete metamorphosis. Their metamorphosis is gradual and some of the common stages in a complete cycle are omitted. .
Name the two types of metamorphosis in insects?
Complete and Gradual metamorphosis.
What is a gradual?
A gradual metamorphosis is a life cycel where the baby does not look like us.
What is the primary difference between gradual and incomplete metamorphosis?
There are several differences between the two, but the primary is that gradual metamorphosis is a slow, elaborate process. Incomplete metamorphosis has been interrupted and stalled at some point.
Does a insects that looks like a small adult when it hatches go through gradual metamorphosis?
no
What is the similarity between complete and incomplete metamorphosis?
Complete metamorphosis is a type of metamorphosis characterized by four frantically different stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Gradual metamorphosis is a type of metamorphosis in which an egg hatches into a nymph that resembles an adult, and which has no distinctly different larval stage. They are alike because they both turn into the same thing at the end, an adult. Even though gradual metamorphosis has no larval stage, or it is different, they both turn into an adult.
Do starfishes undergo a metamorphosis?
At first, they swim freely throughout the ocean. The larvae of the starfish will eventually experience metamorphosis. Then they will settle to the bottom of the ocean where they will become adults.
Do slugs go through incomplete or complete metamorphosis?
Incomplete/Gradual. To my knowledge this is true of all moluscs.
What are the two types of metamorphosis in insects and how do they differ?
The two types are complete/complex metamorphosis and simple/gradual/direct metamorphosis. In the latter, the transformation is subtle while in the former, every stage of the life cycle is significantly different from the other.
Molting of an insect?
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Does a koala go through metamorphosis?
Koalas do not shed their fur to any great extent. During the year, they undergo a gradual moult, but they do not undergo any significant moult as they grow, nor any particular seasonal moult.
What is a metapmorphosis?
Metamorphosis refers to the process of gradual transformation of one form of an organism to other forms. It may include morphological as well as biological transformations which helps the organism to grow and adjust well to the environmental changes.
