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Look at the diagram and answer the question!

The first three stages occur in water, but the adult is an active flying insect. (a) ____ After she obtains a blood meal, the female mosquito lays the eggs directly on or near water, soil, and at the base of some plants in places that may filled with water. (b) ____ The larva lives in the water, feeds and develops into the third stage of the life cycle called pupa. (c) ____ Finally, the mosquito emerges from the pupa case after two days to a week in the pupa stage. The adult mosquito emerges onto the water's surface and flies away, ready to begin its lifecycle.
The most appropriate sentence to complete number (c) is ...
The newly emerged adult rests on the surface of the water for a short time to allow itself to dry and all its body parts to harden.
The eggs are laid one at a time or attached together to form "rafts" and they float on the surface of the water.
When development is complete, the pupal skin splits and the mosquito emerges as an adult.
The pupa also lives in the water, but no longer feeds.
The wings have to spread out and dry properly before it can fly.
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