A is an insect which breeds in ponds of stagnant water. The egg of this insect produces a worm like form B which is entirely different in appearance from the adult insects. The form B undergoes a change C and gets converted into insects A. The female of insects A is a carrier of protozoan D which spreads a disease in humans.

(a) What are A, B, C, and D ?


(b) Name another insect which also undergoes change C.

(a) A is Mosquito; B is Larva; C is Metamorphosis; D is plasmodium

(b) Butterfly is another insect which also undergoes metamorphosis.


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