1. Which of the following is correct with respect to cockroach?

1. Nocturnal, monoecious, coelomate

2. Omnivorous, dioecious, coelomate
3. Omnivorous, monoecious, coelomate
4. Omnivorous, monoecious, pseudocoelomate
2. In cockroach, the body inspite of being covered by a exoskeleton of strong
chitinous cuticle remains flexible due to
1. Tergites
2. Sternites
3. Pleurites
4. Arthordial membrane of Articular membrane
3. The dorsal sclerites and ventral sclerites in cockroach are called
1. Stermotes and tergotes respectively
2. Tergites and sternites respectively
3. Sternites and pleurites respectively
4. Tergites and pleurites respectively
4. The head of cockroach consists of fusion of segments
1. 6 2. 10
3. 14 4. 18
5. In cockroach, antennae are
1. Thermoreceptors
2. Visual receptors
3. Sensory receptors that help in monitoring the environment
4. Accoustic receptors
6. Mouth parts of cockroach are
1. Chewing and sucking type 2. Biting and sucking type
3. Biting and chewing type 4. Piercing and sucking type
7. Which of the following mouth part of cockroach is used like our teeth?
1. Mandible 2. Maxillae
3. Labium 4. Labrum
8. In cockroach mouth part consists of a labrum, a pair of maxillae and a labium.
Labrum and labium act as
1. Upper and lower jaws respectively
2. Lower and upper jaws respectively
3. Upper jaw and lips respectively
4. Upper and lower lips respectively
9. The two pairs of wings in Periplaneta are situated on
1. Prothorax and metathorax
2. Prothorax and mesothorax
3. Mesothorax and Metathorax
4. Metathorax and first abdominal segment

10. The position of heart in cockroach is

1. Lateral 2. Dorsal
3. Ventral 4. Mid-dorsal line of thorax and
abdomen
11. In female cockroach, genital pouch possess
1. Collateral glands only
2. Female gonophore only
3. Female gonophore and collateral glands
4. Female gonophore, collateral glands and spermathecal pores
12. Which of the following statements is correct regarding cockroach?
1. It possess ventral nerve cord
2. Its spiracles help in excretion
3. In cockroach first pair of wings are called as halteres
4. Compound eye is also called as ocellus
13. Match the following with reference to cockroach
A. Phallomere i) Chain of developing ova
B. Gonophore ii) Bundles of sperm
C. Spermatophore iii) Opening of the ejaculatory duct
D. Ovarioles iv) The external genitalia
1. A – iv, B – iii, C – ii, D – i
2. A – iv, B – ii, C – iii, D – i
3. A – i, B – iv, C – iii, D – ii
4. A – iii, B – i, C – iv, D – ii
14. The abdomen in both male and female cockroach consists of
1. 10 segments 2. 8 segments
3. 12 segments 4. 18 segments
15. In female cockroach, 7th sternum is
1. Annular 2. Filamentous
3. Boat shaped 4. Spiral
16. In male cockroach, genital pouch/chamber lies at the hind end of abdomen
bounded dorsally by and terga and ventrally by sternum.
th th th
1. 9 , 10 , 11 2. 9 , 10 , 12th
th th

3. 8th, 9th, 13th 4. 9th, 10th, 9th

17. Male cockroach has
1. Dorsal anus, ventral genital pore and gonapophysis
2. Ventral anus, dorsal genital pore and gonapophysis
3. Dorsal anus, ventral genital pore but no gonapophysis
4. Dorsal anus, ventral genital pore, gonapophysis but no anal styles
18. The main excretory product in cockroach is
1. Urea 2. Ammonia
3. Guanine 4. Uric acid
19. Which part of alimentary canal of cockroach contributes to crushing food?
1. Crop 2. Rectum
3. Gizzard 4. Ileum
20. A ring of 6 – 8 blind tubules called hepatic / gastric caecae are present at
1. Foregut 2. Hindgut
3. Midgut 4. Junction of foregut and midgut
21. The hepatic caecae in cockroach
1. Store excess food 2. Produce digestive enzymes
3. Absorb fully digested food 4. Detoxify food
 22. Which of the following is correct about the alimentary canal of cockroach?
1. The entire foregut is lined by cuticle
2. Hindgut is broader than midgut
3. Hindgut is differentiated into ileum, colon and rectum
4. All of these
23.

Identify structure A to D
A B C D
1. Gizzard Crop Hepatic caecae Malphigian
tubules
2. Crop Gizzard Hepatic caecae Malphigian
tubules
3. Crop Gizzard Malphigian tubules Hepatic caecae
4. Gizzard Crop Malphigian tubules Hepatic caecae

24. Which of the following is not a character of cockroach?

1. Body fluid and blood are one and the same fluid
2. Trachery system for respiration
3. Head capsule helps head of cockroach to move in all directions
4. Bilateral symmetry and triploblastic
25. Heart of cockroach is
1. With auricles and ventricle 2. Muscular and tube like
3. Saccular 4. Filled with blood having RBC
26. The principal function of blood vascular system in cockroach does not transport
1. excretory product 2. Oxygen
3. enzyme 4. digested food
27. Which of the following is incorrect?
1. In cockroach, blood vessels are poorly developed and open into haemocoel
2. In cockroach, visceral organs located in haemocoel are bathed in blood
(haemolymph)
3. The haemolymph consists of colourless plasma and haemocytes
4. Blood vascular system is of closed type
28. Number of spiracles in cockroach are
1. 2 pairs on thorax and 8 pairs on abdomen
2. 3 pairs on thorax and 7 pairs on abdomen
3. 3 pairs on thorax and 9 pairs on abdomen
4. 1 pair on thorax and 6 pairs on abdomen
29. The largest part of the alimentary canal of cockroach is
1. Crop 2. Rectum
 3. Gizzard 4. Ileum
30.

The above figure shows open circulatory system of cockroach. Identify A, B

A B
1. Posterior aorta Alary muscles
2. Anterior aorta Ciliary muscles
3. Anterior aorta Alary muscles
4. Posterior aorta Ciliary muscles

31. Which of the following is false regarding the respiratory system of cockroach?
1. Opening of spiracles is regulated by sphincters
2. Exchange of gases takes place at the tracheoles by diffusion
3. Respiratory pigment is haemoerythrin
4. Trachea has non-collapsible wall
32. Malphigian tubules in cockroach open at the junction of
1. Gizzard and midgut 2. Midgut and ileum (hind gut)
3. Ileum and colon 4. Colon and rectum
33. Number of thoracic and abdominal ganglia in cockroach are
1. 3 and 6 respectively 2. 3 and 3 respectively
3. 6 and 6 respectively 4. 6 and 3 respectively
34. In cockroach, the brain is represented by
1. Supra-oesophageal ganglion 2. Supra-pharyngeal ganglia
3. Sub-oesophageal ganglion 4. Entire nerve ring
35. The visual unit of cockroach are
1. Ocelli 2. Ctenidia
3. Ommatidia 4. Rhabdoma

36. In cockroach, each compound eye consists of about

1. 200 hexagonal ommatidia 2. 2000 hexagonal ommatidia
3. 20000 hexagonal ommatidia 4. 20 hexagonal ommatidia
37. In male cockroach, a pair of testis are located one on each lateral side in the
abdominal segment
1. 6th – 10th 2. 6th – 8th
3. 4th – 6th 4. 10th – 12th
38. In male cockroach, from each testis arises a thin vas deferens, which open
into through seminal vesicle
1. Anal circus 2. Caudal style
3. Collateral gland 4. Ejaculatory duct
39. During copulation, the male cockroach releases sperms in the form of
1. Spermatids 2. Spermatophore
3. Seminal fluid 4. Spermatheca
40. Each ovary of cockroach consists of how many ovarian tubules/ovarioles
1. 6 2. 8
3. 10 4. 12
41. In female cockroach, two oviducts from each side open into a common
oviduct/vagina
which opens into the genital chamber. Which structures located in the 6th
segment opens in the genital chamber?
1. Spermathecae 2. Gonapophysis
3. Ejaculatory duct 4. Pseudopenis
42. Eggs of cockroach are fertilized in
1. Cocoon 2. Ootheca
3. Fallopian tube 4. Genital pouch of female
43. Collateral glands of cockroach help in
1. Fertilization 2. Formation of ootheca
3. Copulation 4. Formation of nymphal stages
44. Nerves for maxillae and labium arises from
1. Thoracic ganglia 2. Supra oesophageal ganglia
3. Sub-oesophageal ganglia 4. Abdominal ganglia
45. Assertion: Excretion in cockroach occurs by Malphigian tubules. Reason :
Malphigian tubules are lined by non-ciliated columnar cells.
1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct
explanation of
the assertion
2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct
explanation of
the assertion
3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
4. If both the assertion and reason are false
 EXERCISE [LEVEL 2]
1–2 2–4 3–2 4–1 5–3 6–3 7–1 8–4 9–3 10 – 4
11 – 4 12 – 1 13 – 1 14 – 1 15 – 3 16 – 4 17 – 1 18 – 4 19 – 3 20 – 4
21 – 2 22 – 4 23 – 2 24 – 3 25 – 2 26 – 2 27 – 4 28 – 1 29 – 1 30 – 3
31 – 3 32 – 2 33 – 1 34 – 1 35 – 3 36 – 2 37 – 3 38 – 4 39 – 2 40 – 2
41 – 1 42 – 4 43 – 2 44 – 2 45 – 3