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What is the significance of each of the four stages in complete metamorphosis?

What is the significance of each of the four stages in complete metamorphosis?

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Eric
1. Egg stage
- The development of which the young of animals are formed
2. Larval stage
- Feeding takes place
- Larva is quite different from adult
- Larva sheds its cuticle (exoskeleton) several times to emerge as pupa
- Dispersal stage avoids overcrowding
3. Pupa
- Enclosed in a case called puparium (cocoon)
- No feeding
- Organ formation takes place
4. Adult
- Emerges from puparium
- Reproductive stage of the life cycle.
ericmunguti answered the question on October 8, 2018 at 06:12

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