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Consider the following statements regarding cockroach and mark the correct option.
  1. Head is formed by the fusion of 6-segments.
  2. Mouth parts are biting and chewing type.
  3. Crop is the part of mid gut.

A. Only (ii) is correct

B. (ii) and (iii) are correct

C. (i) and (ii) are correct

D. Only (iii) is correct

Correct Answer :

C. (i) and (ii) are correct


Crop is the part of foregut which is used for storing of food.

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Compound squamous epithelium is found in

A. stomach

B. intestine

C. trachea

D. pharynx

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The given figure shows open circulatory system of cockroach with structure marked as A, B and C. Which structure is a 13 pair of wing shaped involuntary muscles and mantain blood circulation?

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. Both A nad B

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When cardiac muscle cells are damaged by a heart attack, they are usually replaced by

A. connective tissue cells

B. new smooth muscle cells

C. new cardiac muscle cells

D. epithelial cells

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The blood of cockroach contains no respiratory pigment. It means that

A. cockroach does not respire.

B. respiration is anaerobic.

C. oxygen goes directly into tissues by diffusion.

D. oxygen goes directly into tissues by intracellular capillary system.

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The chondrocytes of connective tissue are

A. fibre secreting cells

B. bone forming cells

C. cartilage cells

D. bone eating cells

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Read the following statements and answer the question.
  1. It is made of a single thin layer of flattened cells with irregular boundaries.
  2. They are found in the walls of blood vessels and air sacs of lungs.
  3. They are involved in functions like forming a diffusion boundary.

Which of the following characteristics of tissue is being described by the above statements ?

A. Squamous epithelium

B. Columnar epithelium

C. Ciliated epithelium

D. Compound epithelium

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Refer the given figure of female reproductive system of cockroach and identify the correct labels (marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4) which are collectively called genital pouch.

A. 1 & 2

B. 1 & 3

C. 2 & 4

D. 3 & 4

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Nervous tissue cells that play several supporting roles but do not transmit impulses are called

A. glial cells

B. dendrites

C. nerve cells

D. neurons

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Epithelial tissue is distinguished from connective tissue, muscular, or nervous tissue by its

A. large extracellular matrix.

B. contractibility.

C. ability to carry action potentials.

D. basement membrane.

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What are the three basic components of connective tissues?

A. Ground substance, cells and basement membrane

B. Cartilage, intercellular matrix and serum

C. Cells, protein fibers and ground substance

D. Collagen, elastin and reticular fibers

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If the head of cockroach is cut off, it will still alive for as long as one week. It is because of

A. the body which is covered with a hard chitinous exoskeleton.

B. head which holds a bit of nervous system.

C. head which is of no use.

D. food capturing appratus which is found elsewhere.

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Which of the follwing statement(s) is/are correct ?
  1. Cockroaches are brown or black bodied animals that are included in class insecta of phylum arthropoda.
  2. Males bear a pair of short, thread like anal styles which are absent in females.
  3. Heart of cockroach consists of elongated muscular tube lying along mid dorsal line of thorax and abdomen.
  4. The nymph grows by moulting about 13 times to reach the adult form.

A. Only (i)

B. Both (ii) and (iii)

C. Both (i) and (ii)

D. All of the above

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In which one of the following preparations, cell junctions come across most frequently ?

A. Ligament

B. Tendon

C. Cartilage

D. Ciliated epithelium

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding cockroaches ?
  1. The body of the cockroach is segmented and divisible into three distinct regions head, thorax and abdomen.
  2. Blood vascular system is of closed type.
  3. They are monoecious and both sexes have well developed reproductive organs.
  4. The development of P. americana is paurometabolus, meaning there is development through nymphal stage.

A. Both (i) and (ii)

B. Both (ii) and (iii)

C. Both (i) and (iv)

D. All of these

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The given figure shows the digestive system of cockroach with few structures marked as A, B, C and D. Identify structures A to D.

A. A-Gizzard, B-Crop, C-Hepatic caecae, D-Malpighian tubules

B. A-Crop, B-Gizzard, C-Hepatic caecae, D-Malpighian tubules

C. A- Crop, B-Gizzard, C-Malpighian tubules, D-Hepatic caecae

D. A- Gizzard, B-Crop, C-Malpighian tubules, D-Hepatic caecae

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding respiratory system of cockroach ?
  1. It consists of a network of trachea, that open through 12 pairs of small holes called spiracles present on the lateral side of the body.
  2. Thin branching tubes carry oxygen from the air to all the parts.
  3. The opening of the spiracles is regulated by sphincters.
  4. Exchange of gases take place at the tracheoles by diffusion.

A. Only (i)

B. (i), (ii) and (iii)

C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

D. All of these

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Which of the following types of connective tissue is mismatched with its matrix ?

A. Areolar Loosely packed matrix of protein fibres

B. Bone Mineralized matrix

C. Cartilage Highly vascular matrix

D. Blood Liquid matrix

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The secretions of endocrine glands are released directly

A. into the skin surface

B. into the blood stream

C. into a gland duct

D. into the brain tissue

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In all connective tissues, except which of the following, the cells secretes the fibres of collagen or elastin protein ?

A. Bone

B. Cartilage

C. Areolar connective tissue

D. Fluid connective tissue

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The diagram given below represents the reproductive organ of male cockroach. Choose the correct labelling of the part of marked as A, B, C and D.

A. A 8th sternum, B - Anal cercus, C - 10th tergum, D - Anal style

B. A - 10th tergum, B - Anal cercus, C - Anal style, D - 8th sternum

C. A - Anal style, B - Anal cercus, C - 10th tergum, D- 8th sternum

D. A - Anal cercus, B - 8th sternum, C - 10th tergum, D - Anal style.

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Which of the following statements is not correct regarding neural tissue ?

A. It exerts the greatest control over the bodys responsiveness to changing conditions.

B. Chondrocytes, the unit of neural system are excitable cells.

C. Neuroglial cells protect and support neurons.

D. When a neuron is suitably stimulated, an electrical disturbance is generated.

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Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct ?
  1. Loose connective tissue contains fibroblasts, macrophages and mast cells.
  2. Adipose tissue is a type of dense connective tissue located mainly beneath the skin.
  3. Tendons and ligaments are examples of dense irregular connective tissue.
  4. Cartilage, bones and blood are various types of specialized connective tissue.

A. Only (i)

B. Both (ii) and (iv)

C. Both (i) and (iii)

D. (i), (iii) and (iv)

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Which of the following type of tissue is being described by the given statements ?
  1. They are named because of their special function of linking and supporting other tissues/organs of the body.
  2. They include cartilage, bone, adipose and blood.
  3. They provide strength, elasticity and flexibility to the tissue.
  4. They also secrete modified polysaccharides, which accumulate between cells and fibres and act as matrix.

A. Epithelial tissue

B. Connective tissue

C. Muscle tissue

D. Neural tissue

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The following figures A, B and C are types of muscle tissue. Identify A, B and C.

A. A Smooth muscle, B Cardiac muscle, C Skeletal muscle

B. A Skeletal muscle, B Smooth muscle, C Cardiac muscle

C. A Cardiac muscle, B Smooth muscle, C Skeletal muscle

D. A Smooth muscle, B Skeletal muscle , C Cardiac muscle

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Read the following statements.
  1. It is a contractile tissue present only in the heart.
  2. Cell junctions fuse the plasma membranes of these cells and make them stick together.
  3. Communication juntions at some fusion points allow the cells to contract as a unit, i.e., when one cell receives a signal to contract, its neighbours are also stimulated to contract.

Which of the following type of tissue is being described by the above statements ?

A. Skeletal muscle

B. Cardiac muscle

C. Smooth muscle

D. Cartilage

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Which of the following statement is correct regarding Female reproductive system of earthworm ?

A. It consists of two large ovaries, lying laterally in the 6th 7th abdominal segments.

B. Each ovary is formed of a group of five ovarian tubules or ovarioles, containing a chain of developing ova.

C. A pair of spermatheca is present in the 5th segment which opens into the genital chamber.

D. None of the above

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Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding cuboidal epithelium ?

A. It is an epithelial tissue.

B. It is composed of a single layer of cube-like cells.

C. They are found in the walls of blood vessels and air sacs of lungs.

D. Secretion and absorption are the main functions of these tissue.

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The ciliated columnar epithelial cells in humans occur in

A. Eustachian tube and stomach lining

B. bronchioles and fallopian tubes

C. bile duct and oesophagus

D. fallopian tubes and urethra

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Which of the following animals maintain ecological balance?

A. Frog

B. Rabbit

C. Earthworm

D. Cockroach

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Statement 1: Typhlosole increases the effective area of absorption in the intestine.
Statement 2: Typhlosole, present in the intestine, is the characteristic feature of cockroach.

A. Statement 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.

B. Statement 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.

C. Both statements 1 and 2 are false.

D. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.