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Reproductive system of cockroach - class-X

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In the life history of cockroach (periplaneta), there is

  1. No Metamorphosis

  2. Incomplete metamorphosis

  3. Complete metamorphosis

  4. Anamorphosis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Metamorphosis is the process of development of organisms after hatching or birth. Insects that go through three stages of change in their life cycle have an incomplete metamorphosis. The first stage is the egg. During this time, the insect will hatch into a form, called a nymph. The nymph is basically a small version of the adult insect. Once a nymph outgrows its exoskeleton it will go through a process called moulting which is to leave the old skin or exoskeleton behind. The new skin will harden and become the new exoskeleton. This will happen many times until the insect finally becomes an adult. So, the correct answer is option B.

Mushroom gland is part of

  1. Male reproductive system of Cockroach

  2. Female reproductive system of Cockroach

  3. Male reproductive system of Rabbit

  4. Female reproductive system of Rabbit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The mushroom gland is a large accessory male reproductive gland in the cockroach, which is whitish in colour and situated at the junction of vasa deferentia with the ejaculatory duct. It has a mass of glandular tubules of three kinds, the peripheral long tubules or utriculi majors, the central tubules are small short tubules or utriculi breviores and behind the short central tubules are some short but more bulbous tubules forming the seminal vesicles filled with sperms. 

So, the correct answer is 'Male reproductive system of Cockroach'.

In the female cockroach, the anterior wall, roof and floor of genital pouch are formed respectively by the following abdominal sterna of

  1. 7th, 8th and 9th segments

  2. 8th, 7th and 9th segments

  3. 9th, 8th an 7th segments

  4. 8th, 9th and 7th segments


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Genital or brood pouch is a large boat-shaped structure whose floor is formed by the 7th sternite, roof and sides are formed by the 8th and 9th sternites. The genital pouch can be divided into a genital chamber into which vagina opens and an oothecal chamber where oothecae are formed. The genital chamber also receives the accessory reproductive glands. 

So, the correct answer is '8th, 9th and 7th segments'.

Collateral glands of cockroach help in?

  1. Fertilization

  2. Formation of ootheca

  3. Copulation

  4. Formation of oothecal chamber


Correct Option: A

Which of the following structures does not open into the genital chamber of female cockroaches?

  1. A single median oviduct

  2. Spermatheca

  3. A pair of anal cerci

  4. A pair of collateral glands


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The genital pouch of female cockroach can be divided into two parts. The anterior smaller part containing the openings of female gonopore, pores of spermathecae and collateral glands is called genital chamber, while the larger posterior part in which ootheca is formed is called oothecal chamber or vestibulum. Oviduct doesn't open into the genital chamber.

So, the correct option is 'A single median oviduct'.

Glands whose secretions are responsible for formation of ootheca in female cockroach are?

  1. Collateral glands

  2. Seminal vesicles

  3. Phallic gland

  4. Conglobate glands


Correct Option: A

Read the following statements carefully, which is incorrect about cockroach?

  1. In cockroach one pair testis present from $4$ to $6^{th}$ abdominal segments

  2. Mushroom shaped gland is present in the $6^{th}$ - $7^{th}$ abdominal segments

  3. Sperms are stored in the seminal vesicles

  4. The external ganitalia are represented by phallic gland


Correct Option: A

Select the incorrect statement among the following.

  1. Paurometabolous development occurs in Periplaneta and it involves $13$ moults for nymph to grow into an adult

  2. Sperms in males are stored in seminal vesicles while they are stored in spermatheca in a female cockroach

  3. Mosaic vision in cockroach is characterised by high resolution but less sensitivity

  4. Nitrogenous waste in haemolymph of cockroach are found in form of potassium urate


Correct Option: A

Cockroach and earthworm have common type of

  1. Heart

  2. Nerve cord

  3. Nephridia

  4. Spermathecae


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cockroach and earthworm have common type of  spermatheca The spermathecae receive and store  sperm cells during copulation .

In Cockroach an ovary is formed of ovarioles

  1. 4

  2. 6

  3. 8

  4. 10


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Each ovary is formed of a group of eight ovarian tubules or ovarioles containing a chain of developing ova. An ovariole is made up of an epithelial layer resting on a basement membrane and enclosed externally in a connective tissue coat. Hence In cockroach, an ovary is formed of 8 ovarioles.

So the correct answer is "8".

Cockroach has a stomadaeal valve between 

  1. Crop and gizzard

  2. Gizzard and mesenteron

  3. Mesenteron and ileum

  4. Ileum and colon


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The gizzard is an outer layer of thick circular muscles and has a thick cuticle forming six highly chitinous plate called teeth. Gizzard helps in grinding the food particles. The entire foregut is lined by the cuticle. Gastric caecae are present in the foregut and midgut., which secrete digestive juice. A stomadaeal valve is present in between the gizzard and the midgut (mesenteron).

So the correct answer is "Gizzard and mesenteron".

Periplanata shows

  1. Complete metamorphosis

  2. Incomplete metamorphosis

  3. No metamorphosis

  4. Gradual metamorphosis


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cockroach follow a hemimetabolous mode of metamorphosis. It is also known as gradual metamorphosis. The hemimetabolous life cycle consists of egg, nymph and adult.

So, the correct answer is 'Gradual metamorphosis'

Number of fertilized eggs in ootheca of Cockroach is

  1. 16 pairs in two rows

  2. 16 in two rows

  3. 10 in one row

  4. 8 in two rows


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In cockroach, the fertilized eggs are encased in a casing called the oothecae. Ootheca of cockroach contains 16 fertilized eggs in two rows (8 + 8). 

So, the correct answer is '16 in two rows'.

In Cockroach, ootheca is produced by secretion of 

  1. Conglobate gland

  2. Phallic gland

  3. Colleterial gland

  4. Mushroom gland


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In Cockroach, there are a pair of collaterial glands. A pair of branched collaterial glands open into genital chamber. The secretion of collaterial glands secrete oothecal case.

So, the correct answer is 'Colleterial gland'.

In Cockroach, conglobate gland occurs in

  1. Females

  2. Males

  3. Nymph

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The phallic or conglobate gland is an elongated and flattened gland that lies below ejaculatory duct in males. The posterior end is narrow and opens separately by the side of the male genital pore.

So, the correct answer is 'Males'.

Fertilized eggs of Periplaneta americana are encased in

  1. Ootheca

  2. Cocoon

  3. Phallomere

  4. Genital chamber


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The female reproductive system has two large ovaries that are present laterally in the 2nd to the 6th abdominal segments. A group of eight ovarian tubules forms one ovary. They contain a chain of developing ova. The fertilized eggs are encased in a casing called the oothecae. Female cockroaches produce around 9 to 10 oothecae which contain around 14 to 16 eggs each.

So the correct answer is 'Ootheca'.

About how many times does the nymph of Periplaneta americana undergo moulting before becoming an adult

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 13

  5. 17


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The nymphal stage begins when the egg hatches and ends with the emergence of the adult. The number of times a Periplaneta americana moults 13 times. The first instar American cockroach is white immediately after hatching then becomes a greyish brown.

So the correct answer is '13'.

Select the correct option about cockroach :

  1. Males bear short oval styles not present in females

  2. Nervous system comprises a dorsal nerve cord and ten pairs of ganglia

  3. Fore wings are tegmina which are used in flight

  4. Malpighian tubules convert nitrogenous wastes into urea


Correct Option: A

In Periplaneta, ductus ejaculatorius of male reproductive system lies in

  1. 7th segment

  2. 8th segment

  3. 5th segment

  4. 6th segment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A mushroom-shaped gland is present in the 6th and 7th abdominal segments of a male cockroach. It acts as an accessory reproductive gland. The mushroom gland has two types of tubules. These tubules open into the ejaculatory duct or ductus ejaculatorius in the 7th segment.

So, the correct answer is the '7th segment'.

In male cockroach, sperms are stored in part of reproductive system

  1. Vas deferens

  2. Seminal vesicles

  3. Mushroom glands

  4. Testes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A mushroom gland is a large and whitish accessory gland located at the junction of vasa deferential and ejaculatory duct. It is formed of three types of small sac-like tubules 

(a) long tubules or utriculi majors forming the peripheral plant of a gland
(b) Small tubule or utriculi breviores forming the anteromedian part of the gland 
(c) small, bulblike, seminal vesicles forming the posteromedial part of the gland. The sperms remain stored in seminal vesicles. 
So, the correct answer is 'Seminal vesicles'.

Statement a. Secretion of colleterial gland forms the egg case in Cockroach
Statement b. The development of Cockroach is hemimetabolous.

  1. Both the statements, a and b, are correct and b is the reason for a

  2. Both the statements, a and b, are correct but b is not the reason for a

  3. Statement a is correct but statement b is wrong

  4. Statement b is correct but statement a is wrong


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The colleterial glands of insects are organs associated with the female genital apparatus. In cockroaches, these glands produce secretions that cover two parallel rows of eggs during oviposition, and in oviparous species, these secretions become the tanned, sculpted, rigid outer casing of the ootheca.

Hemimetabolous or incomplete metamorphosis: The insects which attain adult forms by gradual morphological change with succes­sive moults are called incomplete metamor­phosis or hemimetabolous development. This type of metamorphosis is seen in insects like butterflies, moths, beetles, ants, etc.
So, the first statement that the secretion of colleterial gland forms the egg case in Cockroach is correct while the second statement saying The development of Cockroach is hemimetabolous is incorrect and the first and the second statements are not related to each other.
Hence, the correct option is 'C'.

In Periplaneta, which one helps in nourishing the sperms

  1. Ejaculatory duct

  2. Vas deferens

  3. Utriculi majores

  4. Utriculi breviores


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A mushroom-shaped gland is present in 6th and 7th abdominal segments of a male cockroach. It acts as an accessory reproductive gland. The mushroom gland has two types of tubules:

a) Utriculimajores/peripheral tubules: Form the inner layer of spermatophore
b) Utriculibreviores: Nourishes the sperms. 
So, the correct answer is 'Utriculi breviores'.

In male cockroaches, sperms are stored in which part of the reproductive system?

  1. Seminal vesicles

  2. Mushroom glands

  3. Testes

  4. Vas deferens


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  1. Testes lie dorsolaterally in the 4th and 5th abdominal segments, and they are the region of sperm production.
    2. Vas deferens are a pair of ducts arising from the testis as very thin whitish tubes, they continue posterioventrally beneath the rectum. They unite at a short distance into the ejaculatory duct.
    3. Mushroom gland is a large accessory reproductive gland, whitish in colour and situated at the junction of vasa deferentia with the ejaculatory duct. It has a mass of glandular tubules of two kinds; utriculi majores and utriculi breviores.
    4. The sperms produced from testes, while the cockroach is still young, are brought by the vasa deferentia into the seminal vesicles for storage. The sperms in the seminal vesicles are glued together in the form of bundles called spermatophores. 
    So, the correct option is 'Seminal vesicles'.
Select the correct statement from the ones given below with respect to Periplaneta americana
  1. Nervous system located dorsally, consists of segmentally arranged ganglia joined by a pair of longitudinal connectives

  2. Male bear a pair of short thread like anal styles

  3. There are 16 very long Malpighian tubules present at the junctions of midgut and hindgut

  4. Grinding of food is carried out only by the mouth parts


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In male cockroach, from the sides of the 9th sternum, there arises a paired, small unjointed outgrowths called anal styles. These structures are sensitive to touch.These are absent in female cockroach. Nervous system is located ventrally. There are 100-150 Malpighian tubules. Grinding of food is carried our by mouth parts and gizzard.

Male cockroach differs from female cockroach in having

  1. antennae

  2. labrum

  3. maxillae

  4. anal styles.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

1. The body of female cockroach is relatively larger than the male.

2. The abdomen of female cockroach is boat-shaped and the last segment is blunt.

3. The wings of female cockroach are smaller than that of the males and extend up to the tip of the abdomen.

4. The antennae are relatively larger than that of the males.

5. Only a pair of anal cerci is present in of female cockroach.

6. The sternum of mesothorax is bifid.

So the correct option is 'anal styles'.

The post embryonic stages in the life history of cockroach is known as

  1. Larval

  2. Grubs

  3. Caterpillar

  4. Nymphs


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All cockroaches develop by completing a life cycle consisting of three distinct stages: egg, nymph, and adult.

So, the correct option is  D. ( nymphs )

Match the following with reference to cockroach and choose the correct option.

(A) Phallomere (i) Chain of developing ova
(B) Gonopore (ii) Bundles of sperm
(C) Spermatophore (iii) Opening of the ejaculatory duct
(D) Ovarioles (iv) The external genitalia
  1. A- (iii), B- (iv), C- (ii), D- (i)

  2. A- (iv), B- (iii), C- (ii), D- (i)

  3. A- (iv), B- (ii), C- (iii), D- (i)

  4. A- (ii), B- (iv), C- (iii), D- (i)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(A) Phallomere - The external genitalia

(B) Gonopore - Opening of ejaculatory duct
(C) Spermatophore - Bundles of sperm
(D) Ovarioles - Chain of developing ova
So, the correct answer is (b).

Phallic organs in cockroach are related to

  1. Male excretory system

  2. Male reproductive system

  3. Female excretory system

  4. Female reproductive system


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Phallic gland is a large club shaped gland present below ejaculatory duct. This gland secretes the outer layer of spermatophore.
So, the correct option is 'male reproductive system'

Sexual dimorphism is distinct in

  1. Hydra

  2. Earthworm

  3. Sponge

  4. Cockroach


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sexual dimorphism is the differences in appearance between males and females of the same species. The adult males have full wings covering their body, while females have only tiny wing stubs, their tegmina (forewings) being around a fourth of their body length.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

In cockroach which is helpful in sexual attraction?

  1. Hormone ecdyson

  2. Pheromone

  3. Juvenile hormone

  4. Anal cerci


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sex pheromones are released by an organism to attract an individual for mating. Cockroaches form the dominance hierarchies based on pheromone badges, while females use the same pheromone for male choice.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Stink glands are found in 

  1. Only in males

  2. Only in female

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The intersegmental membrane between the 5th and 6th terga is depressed on either side of the stink gland. These glands are present in both male and female cockroaches and produce a secretion with a characteristic odour. The secretion is a pheromone which helps to attract the opposite sex.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Egg of Cockroach is

  1. Mesolecithal

  2. Centrolecithal

  3. Telolecithal

  4. Alecithal


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Eggs of cockroach are centrolecithal. During cytokinesis, centrolecithal zygotes undergo meroblastic cleavage, where the cleavage plane extends only to the accumulated yolk and is superficial. This is due to the large dense yolk found within centrolecithal eggs and helps in delayed embryonic development.

So the correct answer is "Centrolecithal".

In Cockroach, ootheca is formed by secretion of

  1. Phallic gland

  2. Mushroom gland

  3. Colleterial gland

  4. All the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The colleterial glands open into the vestibulum and secrete most of the protein and tanning agent. The protein may not be directly concerned with ootheca formation, while the latter probably secretes the alkali-resistant outer layer of the ootheca.
The anterior and posterior parts of cockroach secreting the structural protein which produces most of the material used in the formation of the ootheca.

So the correct answer is "Colleterial gland".

Young Cockroach is called

  1. Maggot

  2. Nymph

  3. Ephyra

  4. Pupa


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cockroach eggs hatch because of the combined pressure of the hatchlings within. Upon emerging from the egg case, or ootheca, this immature form of cockroach is known as a nymph or baby cockroach. Nymphs are bright white in color initially. Cockroach nymphs are grayish-brown in color and darken with each progressive molt.  Cockroach nymphs undergo a series of molts. They emerge as full adults from their final molt.

So the correct answer is 'Nymph'.

Male cockroach is identified by the presence of

  1. Green gland

  2. Anal style

  3. Anal cercus

  4. Broad abdomen

  5. Colleterial gland


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The abdomen is made up of 10 segments. The 7th, 8th and 9th sterna form a genital pouch in females. In males, the genital pouch is present at the hind end of the abdomen. The male cockroach has thread-like anal styles, which are missing in the female cockroach. Hence, Male Cockroach is identified by the presence of anal style.

So the correct answer is 'Anal style'.

Choose the correct answer from the allternatives given.
In which of these organs sperms are nourished and stored in cockroach

  1. Testes

  2. Utricular gland

  3. Ejaculatory duct

  4. Conglobate gland


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In cockroaches, the sperm is stored in the seminal vesicles and are glued together in the form of bundles called spermatophores and discharged during copulation. Seminal vesicles are the part of the ejaculatory duct.

So, the correct option is 'Ejaculatory duct'.

In cockroach, the ootheca is formed by the secretion of 
  1. phallic gland

  2. collaterial gland

  3. mushroom gland

  4. conglobate gland


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Collaterial glands are present in female cockroach as part of reproductive system. These glands are branched tubular glands opening independently on the dorsal side of the genital chamber. The secretion produced by these glands forms the oothecal case of ootheca.

Consider the following four statements (i)- (iv) and select the correct option stating which ones are true (T) and which ones are false (F)
(i) In male cockroach, genital pouch or chamber lies at the hind end of abdomen bounded dorsally by 9th and 10th terga and ventrally by the 9th sternum.
(ii) In cockroach, the haemolymph is composed of colourless plasma and haemocytes
(ii) In female cockroach each ovary is formed of a group of ten ovarian tubules or ovarioles, containing a chain developing ova
(iv) In cockroach the nymph grows by moulting about 13 times to reach the adult form.
  1. (i)- F; (ii)- T; (iii)- F; (iv)- T

  2. (i)- F; (ii)- F; (iii)- T; (iv)- T

  3. (i)- T; (ii)- T; (iii)- F; (iv)- T

  4. (i)- T; (ii)- F; (iii)- T; (iv)- f


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In female cockroach, each ovary is formed of a group of eight ovarian tubules or ovarioles, containing a chain of developing ova.

The development of Periplaneta americana is
  1. holometabolous

  2. paurometabolous

  3. ametabolous

  4. heminetabolous


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The development of Periplaneta americana is paurometabolous, i.e., there is development through nymphal stage.

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