Because of their larger size, we tend to be most familiar with mammals and birds whose offspring are born resembling the adults. However, the great majority of animals have young that look completely different from the adult until they undergo metamorphosis. Briefly describe two advantages a species gains from having young that are very different in form from the adult stage.

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Because of their larger size, we tend to be most familiar with mammals and birds whose offspring are born resembling the adults. However, the great majority of animals have young that look completely different from the adult until they undergo metamorphosis. Briefly describe two advantages a species gains from having young that are very different in form from the adult stage.

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Question Text	Because of their larger size, we tend to be most familiar with mammals and birds whose offspring are born resembling the adults. However, the great majority of animals have young that look completely different from the adult until they undergo metamorphosis. Briefly describe two advantages a species gains from having young that are very different in form from the adult stage.
Topic	All topics
Subject	Biology
Class	Class 12

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