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The mouth of cockroach is provided with several appendages. Name them.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Appendages**: The mouth of a cockroach is equipped with several appendages that assist in feeding. There are five prominent appendages. 2. **List the Appendages**: - **Labrum**: This is located on the dorsal side of the head capsule and is broad and flattened. It acts like an upper lip and contains chemoreceptors that help in tasting. - **Mandibles**: These are hard, triangular structures located on each side of the mouth, just behind the labrum. They are used for chewing food and are also referred to as denticles due to their tooth-like appearance. - **Maxillae**: There are two maxillae (first maxilla and second maxilla). They are located next to the mandibles and are responsible for cutting and chewing food particles. ...
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ICSE-STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION IN ANIMALS -Test Your Progress (Very Short Answer Type Questions )
  1. Into how many parts the body of cockroach is distinctly divisible ?

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  2. What type of mouth parts do you observe in cockroach?

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  3. The mouth of cockroach is provided with several appendages. Name them...

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  4. How many pairs of wings are found in cockroach ? What is first pair o...

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  5. The body cavity of cockroach is called

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  6. Name the respiratory organs of cockroach.

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  7. Name the principal excretory organs of cockroach.

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  8. What will you call a young hatching of cockroach?

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  9. Where does the salivary duct open in cockroach?

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  10. Which of these are present only in male cockroach ? Anal cerci, ana...

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  11. How many young cockroaches are born out of one ootheca ?

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  12. Name the part of the alimentary canal of cockroach without a cuticle-...

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  13. How is male cockroach distinguished from female cockroach?

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  14. Name the most swollen segment in the leg of cockroach.

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  15. What is the main function of the stomodaeal valve in the gut of cockr...

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  16. In the absence of a respiratory pigment, how exchange of gases in the...

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  17. Collateral glands of cockroach help in

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  18. Where are sclerites present in cockroach?

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  19. How many times do nymphs moult to reach the adult form of cockroach?

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  20. Give the location of hepatic caeca in a cockroach. What is their funct...

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