Complete the biological analogy: “Bill is to Law as ______ is to Insect”. Choose the developmental stage that relates to “Insect” in the same way a bill relates to a law.

Introduction / Context:
This question combines a civics idea with a basic biology concept in the form of an analogy. The pattern given is “Bill : Law :: ? : Insect”. In government, a bill is a draft that can later become a law. In biology, certain early forms later develop into a mature insect. The objective is to recognize that both sides of the analogy show a transformation from an initial stage to a final stage.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• First pair: Bill and Law. • Second target word: Insect. • Options: Pupa, Stage, Larva, Bird. • We assume basic knowledge of law making (bill turning into law) and insect life cycles.

Concept / Approach:
The key relationship in the first pair is that of an initial or preparatory form turning into a final or fully adopted form. A bill is a proposed piece of legislation placed before a legislature. After debate, amendments, and approval, that bill is passed and becomes a law. In the biological context, an insect often passes through different developmental stages such as egg, larva, pupa, and adult. We must pick the stage that is to an insect what a bill is to a law, that is, an earlier form that eventually becomes the insect.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Clarify the first relationship. A bill is not yet a law. It is a draft that can become law after proper procedure. So we have “preliminary form : final form”. Step 2: Think about the life cycle of many insects. They often exist as larva, then pupa, then adult insect. The adult insect is the final or mature form. Step 3: Examine the options. Pupa is indeed a stage in insect development, usually the stage just before the adult form in complete metamorphosis. Stage is a very general word and does not name a specific biology stage. Larva is the early active feeding stage that later develops, through metamorphosis, into an adult insect. Bird is not part of an insect life cycle at all. Step 4: Determine which option best parallels the “preliminary to final” idea for insect. Both larva and pupa are early forms, but the most familiar general school level comparison is “larva becomes insect”. Many standard analogy questions use this pair exactly.

Verification / Alternative check:
Many reasoning books present the exact pair “Bill : Law :: Larva : Insect” because both larva and bill represent an earlier immature form that can become the final recognized form, namely insect and law. Pupa is also a stage, but the typical and more general school level description of transformation is from larva to insect. “Stage” is too vague and does not name a specific biological form. Bird is clearly unrelated. Therefore, larva is the most accurate answer in the context of exam style analogies.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
• Pupa: Although a real insect stage, the analogy widely used at this level is from larva to insect. Pupa is less directly associated with the general word insect in basic analogy questions. • Stage: Very general term, it does not identify a specific earlier biological form that clearly transforms into an insect. • Bird: Completely unrelated to the life cycle of an insect and cannot fit the transform relationship needed here.

Common Pitfalls:
Test takers may be tempted by “pupa” because it is a valid insect life cycle stage, but analogy questions usually use the most straightforward and commonly taught pair. Another mistake is to select “stage” simply because it sounds general enough, but this breaks the neat “named early form to named final form” pattern. Keeping in mind how exam setters usually choose simple textbook word pairs helps to avoid such errors.

Final Answer:
The word that best completes the analogy is Larva.