Quincy's teacher shows the class the diagram below during a lesson on life cycles. Quincy and his classmates are confused by the diagram, because it seems that the organism continues to go through the cycle repeatedly.

How might the teacher explain the diagram to her students so they better understand?

A.
The species undergoes the life cycle only one time during its existence.
B.
One cycle of the diagram shows the life cycle of an organism, while the continuous cycle shows the life cycle of the species.
C.
The organism undergoes the life cycle multiple times during its existence.
D.
One cycle of the diagram shows the life cycle of a species, while the continuous cycle shows the life cycle of an organism.