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← Nature & AnimalsWhich developmental outcome from molting disruption impedes butterfly eclosion?
A)Incomplete cuticle sclerotization✓
B)Premature imaginal disc activation
C)Delayed prothoracic gland apoptosis
D)Accelerated pupal chitin synthesis
💡 Explanation
Incomplete cuticle sclerotization prevents the pupal exoskeleton from properly hardening due to failure of the tanning process; without proper hardening the adult cannot emerge because the pupal case is too soft, therefore preventing eclosion, rather than other endocrine signalling issues.
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