Question

Do earthworms undergo metamorphosis?

Answer 1

Metamorphosis:

1. It is defined as a process in which an animal develops including birth and relative change in the body through cell growth and differentiation.
2. It is the transfer of larvae into adults.
3. No larval development is observed in earthworms.
4. Development is direct.
5. Earthworms belong to urochordates and their larva is well developed.