Why Do Insects Grow More Slowly in Cooler Temperatures

Multiple Choice

Why do insects grow more slowly in cooler temperatures?

A) The cells are not large enough at lowered temperature.
B) Because they are warm-blooded, but unable to move from the larval state at lower temperatures.
C) The biochemical reactions that govern their growth occur more slowly at lower temperatures.
D) None of the above; they actually grow faster at slightly cooled temperatures.