Hormones regulate many insect functions, including ecdysis and metamorphosis.是什么意思？

Hormones regulate many insect functions, including ecdysis and metamorphosis.

激素调节昆虫的许多功能，包括蜕皮和变态。

hormones

n. <生化>（刺激生长的）荷尔蒙，激素( hormone的名词复数 )；

例句
...the hormones secreted by our endocrine glands.
人体内分泌腺分泌的荷尔蒙

regulate

vt. 调节，调整，校准，控制，管理；

例句
...the so-called health fascists who would meddle in their lives and regulate their calorie intake.
那些可能干涉他们生活、规定他们卡路里摄入量，人称健康法西斯的极端者

many

adj. 许多，多的；pron. （与复数动词连用）大多数人；

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

insect

n. 虫，昆虫，卑鄙的人，微贱的人，小人；adj. 昆虫的，卑劣的；

例句
He finds the comparison of insect wings with a sailing boat useful up to a point...
他发现把昆虫的翅膀比作一艘帆船在某种程度上是有用的。

functions

n. 功能( function的名词复数 )，依赖别事物的事物，函数，官能；

例句
Attempts to correlate specific language functions with particular parts of the brain have not advanced very far...
人们试图把特定的语言功能与大脑的某些特定部位联系起来，这一努力目前还没有取得很大进展。

including

prep. 包括，包含；v. 包括( include的现在分词)，包含，列入，包住；

例句
Prices start at £1,095 per person, including flights, hotel accommodation and various excursions...
起价为单人1,095英镑，包括机票、旅店住宿和各种出游费用。

ecdysis

n. （动物的）蜕皮，换羽；

例句
Hormones regulate many insect functions, including ecdysis and metamorphosis.
激素调节昆虫的许多功能，包括蜕皮和变态。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

metamorphosis

n. 变形（尤指从蛹变为昆虫），（性格、环境等的）改变；

例句
The metamorphosis from anxious wife to feted author was rapid and dramatic.
从整日焦虑的妻子到受人追捧的作家，这变化迅速而剧烈。