Metamorphosis of insects is regulated through which hormone?
Correct answer: C. Ecdysone
- A. Pheromone
- B. Thyroxine
- C. Ecdysone
- D. All of these
Explanation
Ecdysone is a steroid hormone, secreted by a pair of prothoracic glands in the thorax of insects and by Yorgans in crustaceans, that stimulates moulting and metamorphosis. In insects, its release is stimulated by prothoracicotropic hormone.
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