Ivana is studying insect life cycles. She placed a male and a female gnat inside a terrarium. The female gnat laid eggs, Ivana

observed and recorded all of the stages she saw the eggs go through. Her results are shown in the table below.

Stage Time in Stage

egg 24 hours

larva 7 days

pupa 6 days

adult 2 weeks

Which of the following is a valid conclusion that Ivana can draw from her data?

A. Agnat generally does not live for more than 1 week.

B. Agnat completes its life cycle in about 1 month.

C. Agnat life cycle has more than five stages.

D. Agnat is a crustacean, not an insect.

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29 August, 00:57

Ivana is studying insect life cycles. She placed a male and a female gnat inside a terrarium. The female gnat laid eggs, Ivana

observed and recorded all of the stages she saw the eggs go through. Her results are shown in the table below.

Stage Time in Stage

egg 24 hours

larva 7 days

pupa 6 days

adult 2 weeks

Which of the following is a valid conclusion that Ivana can draw from her data?

A. Agnat generally does not live for more than 1 week.

B. Agnat completes its life cycle in about 1 month.

C. Agnat life cycle has more than five stages.

D. Agnat is a crustacean, not an insect.

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Answers (2)

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Kailee Weiss · Answer 1

B. A gnat completes its life cycle in about 1 month.

Emely Grimes · Answer 2

B. A gnat completes its life cycle in about 1 month.

Explanation:

B is the right answer because the gnat takes 4 stages to grow into an adult and it takes about 1 month to grow since when the gnat grows into an adult in 2 weeks ...