Some parts of a passage have been jumbled up. Select the option that gives the correct sequence.
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera.
P: Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae will feed.
Q: Butterflies have a typical four-stage insect life cycle.
R: When metamorphosis is complete, the adult emerges and flies off.
S: The caterpillars grow and pupate in a chrysalis.

Correct option is C

The correct option is (c) QPSR.

Explanation (Life cycle sequence):

• Q should come first because it introduces the main idea: butterflies have a four-stage life cycle.
• P logically follows because the life cycle begins when adults lay eggs on a plant.
• S comes next as the eggs become larvae (caterpillars) that grow and pupate in a chrysalis.
• R is the final step: after metamorphosis, the adult emerges and flies off.

Why other options are incorrect:

• (a) RQPS: Starts with the final stage (adult emerges), which cannot come first.
• (b) SPQR: Begins mid-cycle (caterpillar/pupa) without introducing the life cycle.
• (d) PRSQ: Starts with eggs but delays the life-cycle introduction; also misorders the logical flow.

So the correct answer is (c)