Question

Vana is studying insect life cycles. She placed a male and a female gnat inside a terrarium. The female gnat laid eggs. Ivana observed and recorded all of the stages she saw the eggs go through. Her results are shown in the table below.

Stage Time in Stage
egg 24 hours
larva 7 days
pupa 6 days
adult 2 weeks

Which of the following is a valid conclusion that Ivana can draw from her data?

Answer 1

A gnat completes its life cycle in about 1 month.

Explanation: study island

Answer 2

It takes up to 5 weeks for a gnat to become an actual gnat.