The periodic cicadas start life as a fertilized egg,hatch to become a nymph that burrows underground for 13 or 17 years,emerge as a nymph,and molt to become an adult.Which term best describes this life cycle?
A) Ametamophic-a life cycle in which metamorphosis does not occur
B) Gradual metamorphosis-the newly hatched insect has all adult characteristics but is very small; each molt results in a slightly larger individual.
C) Incomplete metamorphosis-the larval and pupa stages are absent.
D) Complete metamorphosis
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