Question

scenario 3: life stages of a butterfly what stage of the butterfly life cycle has the greatest energy demands? mature adult because they are preparing for reproduction early pupa because they use the least oxygen late larvae because they have the greatest oxygen consumption all stages have equal energy demand they just produce it differently (anaerobic or aerobic)

Explanation:

Oxygen consumption is often an indicator of energy demand in organisms. From the graph, the late - larva stage has the highest oxygen consumption, suggesting it has the greatest energy demands.

Answer:

Late larvae because they have the greatest oxygen consumption