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Cockroaches are a type of insect belonging to the phylum Arthropoda and these are dioecious. Their body is divided into segments and further into larger parts. Both male cockroach and female cockroach have abdomen that has how many segments?
 
  Male Cockroach Female Cockroach
I 10 10
II 10 12
III 12 10
IV 06 06
BiologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsNEET
Options:
  • A I
  • B II
  • C III
  • D IV
Solution:
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The correct answer is: I
Cockroach, a common insect, shows the features of Arthropoda of been segmented and having appendages. The cockroach body is divisible into three major parts - head, thorax, and abdomen. The head of the cockroach has 6 fused segments and the abdomen is made of 10. Even though, cockroach been dioecious (male and female separate organisms), the segmentation of three parts is the same. Abdomen in both female and male consists of 10 segments each. Thus, making row I the right answer

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