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Cockroach questions
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1. Cockroach are black or brown bodied animals that are included in the ________ insecta and
________ arthropoda.
2. Bright yellow, red and green coloured cockroach have also been reported in _______
regions.
3. The size of cockroach ranges from __________ inches which is ________ cms.
4. The flat extension of upper body wall that conceals head is called __________.
5. Cockroaches are nocturnal ___________ that live in ________ places throughout the world.
6. Cockroaches have become residents of human homes and thus are serious pests and vectors
of several ___________ ( name of pathogen ) diseases.
7. The adults of the common species of cockroach, ____________ (scientific name) are about
__________mm long with wings that does not extend beyond the tip of the abdomen in the
case of _________.
8. The body of cockroach is segmented and divisible into three distinct regions - __________,
_______ & ________.
9. The entire body is covered by hard _________ exoskeleton ( _________ in colour ).
10. In each segment, exoskeleton has hardened plates called ________ ( _________ dorsally and
________ ventrally ).
11. The sclerites are joined by thick/thin and flexible articular membrane (__________
membrane).
12. Head is triangular in shape and lies _________ at right angles to the longitudinal axis of
body.
13. The head is formed by the fusion of__________ segments and shows great mobility in all
directions due to flexible ____.
14. The head capsule bears a pair of ___________ eyes.
15. A pair of _______ like antennae arises from the membranous sockets lying ________ of the
eyes.
16. Antennae have ________ receptors that help in monitoring the environment.
17. Anterior end of head bears appendages forming _________ and ________ type of mouth
parts
18. The mouth parts consist of a ________ ( upper lip ), a pair of mandibles, a pair of maxillae
and a _________ ( lower lip ).
19. A median flexible lobe, acting as tongue ( ________ ) lies within the cavity enclosed by
mouth parts.
20. Thorax consist of three parts - _________, __________ and __________.

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21. The head is connected to the thorax by a short/long extension of the _______thorax known
as the _______.
22. Each thoracic segments bears a pair of _________ legs.
23. The first pair of wings arises form ____________ and the second pair from the __________.
24. Forewings called _________ are opaque dark and leathery and covers the hind wings when
at __________.
25. The hind wings are transparent, _________ and are used in flight.
26. The abdomen in both male and female consists of _________ segments.
27. In females the _______ segment is boat shaped and together with the _______ and
________ segment forms a _______ or ________ pouch whose _______ part contains
female _________, __________ pores and ________ glands.
28. In males, genital pouch or chamber lies at the _______ end of the abdomen bound dorsally
by __________________ and ventrally by ___________.
29. The genital chamber consist of ventral/dorsal anus, ventral/ dorsal male genital pore and
____________.
30. Male bear a pair of short , thread like ________ at the 9th abdominal segment which is
absent in the case of females.
31. In both sexes, the _______ segment bears a pair of jointed _______ structure called the anal
___________.
32. The upper region of mandible is grinding/chewing region and the lower region is
grinding/chewing region.
33. The alimentary canal present in the body cavity is divided into 3 regions : ___________,
__________ and __________.
34. The mouth opens into a ________ tubular pharynx, leading to a narrow tubular passage
called oesophagus.
35. The __________ opens into a sac like structure called crop used for storing of food.
36. The crop is followed by gizzard also known as __________.
37. Gizzard has an ________ layer of thick/thin circular muscles and thick/thin inner cuticle
forming six highly chitinous plate called _________.
38. The entire _________ is lined with cuticle.
39. The function of gizzard is same as the upper/lower region of the mandibles.
40. A ring of ____ to ____ blind tubules called gastric or _______ caeca is present at the junction
of _______ and _________, which secretes digestive juice.
41. At the junction of midgut and hindgut is present another ring of 100 to _____ ________
coloured thin filamentous malpighian tubules.
42. Malpighian tubules help in removal of excretory products form the ___________.
43. The hindgut is narrower/broader than the midgut and is diffrenetiated into ________, colon
and rectum.
44. The ______(part of digestive system) opens through the anus.
45. The blood vascular system of cockroach is of _________ type.
46. Blood vessels are not/poorly developed and open into the space called ________.
47. Visceral organs located in the heamocoel are bathed in blood called ___________.
48. The blood is composed of colourless plasma and __________.
49. Heart of cockroach consists of elongated muscular tube lying along mid ______ line of
thorax/abdomen/ thorax and abdomen.
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50. The heart of cockroach is differentiated into funnel shaped chambers with ___ on either side
51. Blood from ________ ( total 3 in no. ) enter heart through ________ and is pumped
anteriorly to the _________ again.
52. The respiratory system consist of a network of _______ that open through ________ no. of
small holes called spiracles present on the _____ side of the body.
53. Thin branching tubes ( tracheal tubes subdivided into _______) carry oxygen from the
_______ to all the parts.
54. The opening of tracheoles/spiracles is regulated by the sphincters.
55. Exchange of gases take place at the __________ by diffusion.
56. Excretion done by malpighian tubules is lined by _________ and ____________ cells.
57. The malpighian tubules absorb nitrogenous waste and convert them to _______ which is
excreted out throught the __________ ( part of digestive system).
58. Cockroach are ammonotelic/ureotelic/uricotelic.
59. In addition, the ______________, __________ and __________ glands also help in
excretion.
60. The nervous system of cockroach consists of a series of fused __________ arranged ganglia
joined by ______ ( number ) transverse/longitudinal connectives on the dorsal/ventral side.
61. ________ ganglia lie in the thorax and ________ ganglia lie in the abdomen region of the
body.
62. The head holds a bit of nervous system while the rest is situated along the _______ part (
_______ side) of the body.
63. A cockroach can even survive for as long as ________ with its head cut off.
64. In the head region the brain is represented by ____________ ganglion which supples nerves
to _________ and __________.
65. The sense organs in cockroaches are __________, ___________, __________,
___________,_____________ etc.
66. The compound eyes are situated on the dorsal/ventral surface of the head.
67. Each eye consist of about ___________ hexagonal ommatidia.
68. With the help of several ommatidia , a cockroach and receive several/single image of the
object.
69. The kind of vision of cockroach is called as mosaic vision with ______ sensitivity and
________ resolution, being common during night hence called __________ vision.
70. Cockroach are monoecious/dioecious animals with well developed sex organs.
71. Male reproductive system consists of a pair of ________ one lying on each ________ side in
the _____th - _____th abdominal segments.
72. From each testis arises a thin _____________, which opens into __________ through
seminal vesicles.
73. The __________ opens into the male gonopore situated _________ to the anus.
74. A characteristic _________ shaped gland is present in the _____th - _____ th abdominal
segments which functions as an accessory reproductive gland.
75. The external genitalia are represented by male ___________ or ___________ which are
symmetrical/asymmetrical chitinous structures surrounding the male gonopore
76. The sperms are stored in the ___________ and are glued together in the form of bundles
called ____________ which are discharged during copulation.

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77. The female reproductive system consists of two large/small ovaries, lying _________ in the
___ - ___ abdominal segment .
78. Each ovary is formed of group of _________ ovarian tubules or _________ containing a
chain of developing ova.
79. Oviducts of each ovary unite into a single median oviduct also called as __________ which
opens into the genital chamber.
80. A pair of _________ is present in the ____th segment which opens into the genital chamber
in case of female which receives the bundle of sperms from the male during copulation.
81. Sperms are transferred through ____________ ( sperm bundles ).
82. The fertilised eggs are encased in capsules called _________ which is dark reddish to blakish
brown colour measuring about _______ inches which is approximately ______ cm long.
83. The ootheca are dropped or glued to a suitable surface, usually in a crack or crevice of
high/low relative humidity near a food source.
84. On an average, females produce ______ ootheca, each containing ______ eggs.
85. The development of P.americana is _________, meaning there is development through
_______ stages.
86. The nymphs look not/very much like adults.
87. The nymph grows by moulting about ________ times to reach the adult form.
88. The next to last nymphal stage has __________ but only adult cockroaches have wings .
89. Some/many species of cockroaches are wild and are of no known ecological/economical
importance yet.
90. A few/ many species thrive in and around human habitat.
91. They are pests because they spoil food and contaminate it with their smelly saliva/excreta.
92. They can transmit a variety of ________ diseases by contaminating food materials.
93. Identify the structure given below and also label A,B and C.

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94. Indentify the given structure and label it

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97. Indentify the given structure and label it

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100. Indentify the given structure and label it

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