Refer to the Figure Showing Moth Metamorphosis

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure showing moth metamorphosis. If the brain of the first-instar larva is destroyed and the larva survives, what is the most likely prediction for what will happen at point 1?

A) There will be no molt and the larva will remain a first-instar larva.
B) The larva will molt into a second-instar larva.
C) The larva will skip the second-instar larval stage and molt into a third-instar larva.
D) The larva will molt into a pupa and metamorphosis will begin.
E) The larva will molt directly into an adult.