The process of a series of changes from larva to adult after embryonic development is called:

Correct answer: C. Metamorphosis

  • A. Regeneration
  • B. Growth
  • C. Metamorphosis
  • D. Aging

Explanation

Metamorphosis is a process of a series of changes of form from larva to adult after embryonic development. It is the process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. Regeneration is defined as the replacement, repair, or restoration of the lost or damaged structures or reconstitution of the whole body from a small fragment of it during the post­embryonic life of an organism. Growth is the result of greater anabolic (synthetic) processes over the catabolic (destructive) processes in the organism. It is a permanent irreversible increase in size, weight, shape, and structure usually accompanied by a permanent change of form. Aging may be defined as the progressive deterioration in the structure and functions of the cells, tissues, and organs of an organism with the advancing age.

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