NEET2003BotanyAnimal KingdomActual
Which one of the following is a matching pair of an animal and a certain win phenomenon it exhibits?
Options
- APheretima - Sexual dimorphism
- BMusca - Complete metamorphosis
- CChameleon - Mimicry
- DTaenia - Polymorphism
Correct answer
B. Musca - Complete metamorphosis
Step-by-step solution
Complete metamorphosis is a phenomenon by which a larva after moulting several times changes into an adult form. The life cycle of Musca includes four stages-egg, larva, pupa and adult. Pheretima is bisexual, having both male and female reproductive organs. Chameleon shows camouflage. Taeniadoes not show polymorphism. Related Theory In complete metamorphosis, larva after hatching, moults several times to become a fully grown one. It later becomes a pupa within a secreted case, called the puparium. Pupa differentiat