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UPSC 2024: Consider the following: 1. Butterfly 2. Fish 3. Frog How many of the above undergo metamorphosis?
(a)Only one
(b)Only two
(c)All three
(d)None
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) All three
Metamorphosis is the abrupt post-embryonic restructuring seen in butterflies (holometabolous insect cycle), frogs (tadpole to adult) and in several fish taxa such as lampreys, eels and flatfish that remodel body shape and physiology under thyroid control. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/science/metamorphosis?utm_source=openai)) Hence all three groups contain species that undergo metamorphosis.
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