For several years, a cicada nymph lives quietly underground, protected from the harsh environment by a thick, rigid outer shell. When the time comes to transition into its final adult stage, the nymph emerges from the soil and climbs up the trunk of a nearby tree. During this critical and highly vulnerable period of physical change, the tough exoskeleton continues to shield the insect from potential predators and structural damage. However, to complete its development, grow wings, and gain the ability to fly, the cicada must eventually split the shell down the center of its back, carefully crawl out of it, and leave the empty husk clinging to the tree bark forever.
Based on the passage, the relationship between the cicada nymph and its exoskeleton during its transition is most analogous to which of the following scenarios?
- AA gardener placing a plastic dome over a young plant to protect it from frost, then removing the dome and storing it to reuse the following spring.
- A wooden frame built to support a concrete arch while it cures, which is disassembled and discarded once the concrete is strong enough to stand on its own.Cevap
- CA biologist tracking a cicada species to determine the exact number of years the nymph remains in its underground habitat before emerging.
- DA bird constructing a nest out of twigs to shield its eggs, then returning to the same location year after year to raise new offspring.