Multiple Choice
Ecdysone
A) is important in regulating moulting in insects.
B) mobilises stored fuel reserves, such as fat and glycogen, at the onset of flight.
C) precipitates diapause.
D) is synthesised only in the prothoracic gland of insects.
E) induces social behaviour in the Hymenoptera.
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