A caterpillar's change into a butterfly is called what?
AnswerMetamorphosis
Metamorphosis is a dramatic change in body form as an animal develops.
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7 fact-checked facts about the prefix meta- and the ideas it names, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Which figure of speech says something IS something else, without 'like' or 'as'?
AnswerMetaphor
'Time is a thief' is a metaphor; 'fast as a thief' would be a simile.
Going deeper
In a butterfly's life cycle, which stage comes between larva and adult?
AnswerPupa (chrysalis)
Butterflies go egg, larva, pupa, adult; nymphs belong to insects with incomplete metamorphosis.
Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from which rock?
AnswerLimestone
Heat and pressure recrystallize limestone into marble; sandstone becomes quartzite.
How many metatarsal bones are in each human foot?
Answer5
Each foot has five metatarsals, one leading to each toe.
Expert level
Slate is a metamorphic rock formed mainly from which rock?
AnswerShale
Low-grade metamorphism turns fine-grained shale into slate, which splits into thin sheets.
In the classic four-phase description of mitosis, which phase comes right after prophase?
AnswerMetaphase
The phases run prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase; in metaphase chromosomes line up in the middle.
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