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What is the term for the retention of larval or other juvenile characteristics into the adult stage?
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The general term is pedomorphosis. The best-known form of pedomorphosis is neoteny.
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Why is a frog an example of incomplete metamorphosis?
Because standard metamorphosis includes a pupal phase. But frogs do not have a larval stage, only a larval and adult.
What baby animal is called juvenile?
The word juvenile means not yet adult. You are a juvenile human.
What is it called when a juvenile form is different from adult?
it is called adolescence
What is a complete morphological change from larval to adult form?
The four stages of butterflies and moths are these: stage one, egg (ova) stage two, catipillar (larva) stage three, chrysalis (pupa) stage four, imago (adult)
What are the characteristics in the fetal pig?
There are many characteristics found in a fetal pig. Fetal pigs generally have all of the characteristics of an adult pig.
What are the stages of a frog metamorphosis and its characteristics?
Aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile and adult. Tadpole, froglet (small frog with small tail) and adult frog.
Difference between adult and larval porifera?
As larval they are immature animals and undergoes metamophosis, e.g., tadpole.
Life cycle of fish?
The life cycle of fish will vary depending on the species. Usually the cycle starts with eggs first. Then it will continue as larval, fry, juvenile, adult and finally spawning to continue the cycle.
What kind of baby fish are clear with an orange tail fin?
I'm sorry, but there are too many fish, that when they are in their larval stage, they have that same appearance. You will have to wait until the fish is in its post-larval (a few weeks to a month or two after hatching) or juvenile stage (near adult) to be able to tell what kind of fish it is.
How do you use the words juvenile and adult in a sentence?
For serious crimes, a juvenile can sometimes be tried as an adult. The jail will not put a juvenile offender in a cell with an adult offender.
What is paedomorphic?
Phenomenon by which the reproductive organs mature earlier in the development than would be "normal". The result is an immature (e.g., larval, juvenile or sub-adult) individual with the capacity of reproducing. Source: www.caudata.org/cc/faq/glossary.shtml
Why is a frog an example of incomplete metamorphosis?
Because standard metamorphosis includes a pupal phase. But frogs do not have a larval stage, only a larval and adult.
What is a change from a larval form to an adault form?
A change from a larval form to an adult form is known as metamorphosis. Butterflies and frogs are prime examples of this.
Should a juvenile be tried as an adult?
It depends on the juvenile and the offense.
Does the larva stage resemble the adult?
No larval stage is the maggot (as in housefly) then they pupate and the adult emerges after metamorphosis. Those insects where the nymphs adults look like adults have only a 3-stage cycle egg, nymph, adult, with no larval or pupal stage.
What are the 2 major parts of?
Amfibians have a larval stage and a (sub)adult stage.
What baby animal is called juvenile?
The word juvenile means not yet adult. You are a juvenile human.
