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The animal A which is classified as an amphibian lays eggs in pond water. The hatching of its eggs produces a tailed-form B which looks very different from the animal A. The form B then undergoes a change C and gets converted into animal A.
(a)Name (i) animal A, and (ii) form B.

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Answer: Animal A is frog, form B is tadpole.
  • The process of transformation from an immature form of an animal like 'larva' to its 'adult form' in two or more distinct stages, is called metamorphosis.
  • The change from tadpole to frog is an example of metamorphosis.

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