Match the following parts of cockroach (List I) with their respective functions (List II):
List-I (Part) List-II (Function)
A. Malpighian tubules I. Excretion and osmoregulation
B. Tegmina II. Protection of hind wings during flight
C. Maxillae III. Handling and manipulation of food
D. Crop IV. Temporary storage of food
Options:
1. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
2. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
3. A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
4. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

Subtopic:  Cockroach: Intro & External Morphology | Cockroach: Head & Mouth Parts | Cockroach: Digestive System | Cockroach: Excretory System |
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Match List-I with List-II regarding the organs of cockroach: 
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

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(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: Digestive System | Cockroach: Excretory System |
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Which of the following structures are also associated with excretion in cockroach?

1. Fat bodies 2. Urecose glands
3. Nephrocytes 4. All of these
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Cockroach :

1. Is uricotelic 2. Is ureotelic
3. Is ammonotelic 4. Performs dual excretion
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Assertion (A): Cockroaches are treated as pests.
Reason (R): They spoil food and contaminate it with their smelly excreta.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True, but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False, but (R) is True.
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Yellow coloured thin filamentous rings present at the junction of midgut and hindgut which help in excretion are how many in number ?

1. 100-150

2. 200

3. 9-10

4. 50-100

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The osmoregulatory and excretory organs in cockroach are:
1. Nephridia 2. Kidneys
3. Flame cells 4. Malpighian tubules
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Malpighian tubules in cockroach are present at the junction of ___A_____   and ____B______  and are ____C______  in number. Choose the option that correctly fills the blanks.
(A) (B) (C)
1. Foregut    Midgut    6-8
2. Midgut    Hindgut    100-150
3. Foregut    Midgut    100-150
4. Foregut    Hindgut    6-8
Subtopic:  Cockroach: Digestive System | Cockroach: Excretory System |
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Malpighian tubule are lined by

1. Glandular epithelium with ciliated cells

2. Simple epithelium and non-ciliated cells

3. Cutinised epithelium

4. Simple squamous epithelium

Subtopic:  Cockroach: Respiratory System | Cockroach: Excretory System |
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Cockroach is uricotelic. Which of the following is not an excretory structure in cockroach?
1. Flame cells
2. Urecose glands
3. Fat body
4. Malpighian tubules

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