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What is the term used to describe the biological process by which an animal physically changes after birth or hatching, causing an extreme difference in the animal’s body structure through cell growth and differentiation?
  1. Adaptation
  2. Gradualism
  3. Metamorphosis
  4. Extinction
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Answer: C- Metamorphosis is the term used to describe the biological process by which an animal physically changes after birth or hatching, causing an extreme difference in the animal’s body structure through cell growth and differentiation. For example, a caterpillar goes through metamorphosis when becoming a butterfly. The caterpillar is born and then goes through metamorphosis to grow wings.
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