Question
What is the difference between direct and indirect development?
| Direct development | Indirect development |
| It is a type of development in which an embryo develops into a mature individual without involving a larval stage. | It is a type of development that involves a sexually-immature larval stage, having different food requirements than adults. |
| Metamorphosis is absent. | Metamorphosis involving development of larva to a sexually-mature adult is present. |
| It occurs in fishes, reptiles, birds, and mammals. | It occurs in most of the invertebrates and amphibians. |
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