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Topic: Frog: digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive systems· Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

Which of the following characteristics is incorrect with respect to cockroach ?

1. A ring of gastric caeca is present at the junction of midgut and hind gut.

2. Hypopharynx lies within the cavity enclosed by the mouth parts.

3. In females, 7\(^{th}\)-9\(^{th}\) sterna together form a genital pouch.

4. 10\(^{th}\) abdominal segment in both sexes, bears a pair of anal cerci.

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Answer: 1. A ring of gastric caeca is present at the junction of midgut and hind gut.

The incorrect statement is the one about gastric caeca.

In cockroach, a ring of 6-8 blind tubules (gastric caeca) is present at the junction of foregut and midgut, not midgut and hindgut. The midgut-hindgut junction bears the Malpighian tubules. The other three statements (hypopharynx within the mouthparts, genital pouch formed by 7th-9th sterna in females, anal cerci on the 10th segment in both sexes) are correct.

Doubtly AI · 30 Oct 2026 AI-generated · not yet verified Report
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