In some animals, the young ones and adults look very different. What do we call this change of form?

Metamorphosis

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Evolution

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Adaptation

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Solution

The correct option is A Metamorphosis
$∙$ In butterflies, the young one that comes out of the egg is the larva (caterpillar) which grows into a butterfly. This change of form is called metamorphosis.
$∙$ Evolution is any development in living beings over a long period of time, while adaptation is change in physical or behavioural characteristics of living beings in order to survive in its surroundings.

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