Question: Insect Classification of Grasshoppers and Plant Bugs
Options:
Hemimetabolous
Holometabolous
Paurometabolous
Ametabolous
✅Explanation:Both grasshoppers and plant bugs belong to the hemimetabolous insect group. This category is characterized by an incomplete metamorphosis during their development.
📌 Other options Explanation:• Holometabolous: Insects exhibiting complete metamorphosis with egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages. Their larvae look entirely different from adults (e.g., butterflies, beetles).• Paurometabolous: Insects with minimal changes during development, primarily involving size and wing development. Often considered a sub-category of hemimetabolous insects (e.g., springtails, silverfish).• Ametabolous: Insects with no metamorphosis, hatching from eggs as miniature adults (e.g., springtails).
📌 Other options Explanation:• Holometabolous: Insects exhibiting complete metamorphosis with egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages. Their larvae look entirely different from adults (e.g., butterflies, beetles).• Paurometabolous: Insects with minimal changes during development, primarily involving size and wing development. Often considered a sub-category of hemimetabolous insects (e.g., springtails, silverfish).• Ametabolous: Insects with no metamorphosis, hatching from eggs as miniature adults (e.g., springtails).