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In both sexes of cockroach, a pair of jointed filamentous structures called anal cerci are present on
BiologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsNEETNEET 2024
Options:
  • A $10^{\text {th }}$ segment
  • B $8^{\text {th }}$ and $9^{\text {th }}$ segment
  • C $11^{\text {th }}$ segment
  • D $5^{\text {th }}$ segment
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $10^{\text {th }}$ segment
Correct answer is option (1), because in both sexes of cockroach, $10^{\text {th }}$ segment bears a pair of jointed filamentous structures called anal cerci.
Options (2), (3) and (4) are incorrect because $5^{\text {th }}, 8^{\text {th }}$ and $9^{\text {th }}$ segments do not bear such structures. In adult cockroaches only $10^{\text {th }}$ segments are present in abdomen. $11^{\text {th }}$ abdominal segment is absent.

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