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Q. No.Excretion in cockroach is performed by all, EXCEPT :
1. Uricose glands
2. Malpighian tubules
3. Fat body
4. Hepatic caeca
Subtopic: Cockroach: Excretory System |
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Read the given statements with respect to cockroach:
Select the correct option:
1. Both Statement A and Statement B are correct
2. Both Statement A and Statement B are incorrect
3. Only Statement A is correct
4. Only Statement B is correct
| (A) | Heart of cockroach consists of an elongated muscular tube lying along mid ventral line of thorax and abdomen. |
| (B) | In the head region, the brain is represented by supra-oesophageal ganglion, which supplies nerves to antennae and compound eyes. |
1. Both Statement A and Statement B are correct
2. Both Statement A and Statement B are incorrect
3. Only Statement A is correct
4. Only Statement B is correct
Subtopic: Cockroach: Circulatory System | Cockroach: Nervous System |
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Match column-I with column-II with respect to Periplaneta and select the correct option
1. a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i)
2. a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i)
3. a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)
4. a(iv), b(i), c(ii), d(iii)
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| a. | Crop | (i) | Removal of excretory products |
| b. | Hepatic caeca | (ii) | Storage of food |
| c. | Gizzard | (iii) | Secrete digestive juice |
| d. | Malpighian tubules | (iv) | Grinding of food particles |
1. a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i)
2. a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i)
3. a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)
4. a(iv), b(i), c(ii), d(iii)
Subtopic: Cockroach: Digestive System | Cockroach: Excretory System |
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Read the given statements and select the correct option
Statement-A: If the head of the cockroach is removed, it will still live for as long as one week because the nervous system of the cockroach is present in the head region.
Statement-B: Each Malpighian tubule in Periplaneta is lined by glandular and ciliated cells.
1. Both statements A and B are incorrect.
2. Both statements A and B are correct.
3. Only statement A is correct.
4. Only statement B is correct.
Statement-A: If the head of the cockroach is removed, it will still live for as long as one week because the nervous system of the cockroach is present in the head region.
Statement-B: Each Malpighian tubule in Periplaneta is lined by glandular and ciliated cells.
1. Both statements A and B are incorrect.
2. Both statements A and B are correct.
3. Only statement A is correct.
4. Only statement B is correct.
Subtopic: Cockroach: Nervous System |
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Match Column-I with Column-II with respect to cockroach and select the correct option
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| A. | Labium | (i) | Tongue |
| B. | Labrum | (ii) | Lower lip |
| C. | Hypopharynx | (iii) | Upper lip |
| A | B | C | |
| 1. | (ii) | (iii) | (i) |
| 2. | (ii) | (i) | (iii) |
| 3. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
| 4. | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
Subtopic: Cockroach: Digestive System |
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Match the following columns with respect to the reproductive system of cockroach:
Select the correct option:
1. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), d(iii)
2. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), d(iv)
3. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), d(iv)
4. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), d(ii)
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Testis | (i) | 2nd , 6th abdominal segment |
| (b) | Ovaries | (ii) | 4th , 6th abdominal segment |
| (c) | Mushroom gland | (iii) | 6th abdominal segment |
| (d) | Spermatheca | (iv) | 6th , 7th abdominal segment |
1. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), d(iii)
2. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), d(iv)
3. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), d(iv)
4. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), d(ii)
Subtopic: Cockroach:Male Reproductive System |
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Match List-I with List-II regarding the organs of cockroach:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List I | List II | ||
| (a) | Crop | (i) | grinding the food particles |
| (b) | Proventriculus | (ii) | secretion of digestive juice |
| (c) | Hepatic caecae | (iii) | removal of nitrogenous waste |
| (d) | Malpighian tubules | (iv) | storage of food |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 2. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 3. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
| 4. | (i) | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) |
Subtopic: Cockroach: Structure of Thorax |
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A unique vascular connection between the digestive tract and liver is called _______________ .
1. Hepato–pancreatic system
2. Hepatic portal system
3. Renal portal system
4. Hepato–cystic system
1. Hepato–pancreatic system
2. Hepatic portal system
3. Renal portal system
4. Hepato–cystic system
Subtopic: Cockroach: Circulatory System |
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Select the correct option with respect to Cockroaches:
| 1. | Malpighian tubules convert nitrogenous wastes into urea |
| 2. | Males bear short and styles not present in females |
| 3. | Nervous system comprises a dorsal nerve cord and ten pairs of ganglion |
| 4. | The fore wings are tegmina which are used in flight |
Subtopic: Cockroach: Structure of Thorax | Cockroach: Excretory System |
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Which one of the following is one of the paths followed by air/O2 during respiration in an adult male Periplaneta americana as it enters the animal body?
| 1. | Spiracle in metathorax, trachea, tracheoles, oxygen diffuses into cells |
| 2. | Mouth, bronchial tube, trachea, oxygen enters cells |
| 3. | Spiracles in prothorax, tracheoles, and trachea oxygen diffuses into cells |
| 4. | Hypopharynx, mouth, pharynx, trachea, tissues |
Subtopic: Cockroach: Respiratory System |
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