Which of the following animal's sensory system does not has eyes but does possess light and touch sensitive organs (receptor cells) to distinguish the light intensities and to feel the vibrations in the ground?
Frog
Snake
Earthworm
Cockroach
Correct Answer :
C. Earthworm
Sensory system of earthworm does not have eyes but does possess light and touch sensitive organs (receptor cells) to distinguish the light intensities and to feel the vibrations in the ground.
Related Questions
The given figure shows the nephridial system of earthworm and answer the question.
Select the option which shows the correct identification and the function of the structure marked as X.
Lateral heart. It is a blood pumping organ.
Calciferous glands. They neutralize the humic acid present in humus.
Nephridia. It regulates the volume and composition of the body fluids.
Blood glands. They produce blood cells and haemoglobin which is dissolved in blood plasma.
Which of the following is involved in the production of new blood cells ?
Adipose cell
Bone marrow
Liver
Matrix
Gizzard (proventriculus) in cockroach lies between
oesophagus and stomach
crop and mesenteron
mesenteron and ileum
oesophagus and crop
Which of the following vertebrate tissues would be an excellent source of collagen?
Liver
Nerve
Muscle
Tendon
Which of the following type of muscle tissue is being described on the basis of given statements ?
- These muscle fibres taper at both ends and do not show striations.
- The wall of internal organs such as the blood vessels, stomach and intestine contain this type of muscle tissue.
- They are involuntary as their function cannot be directly controlled.
Skeletal muscle
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
All of these
If the head of cockroach is cut off, it will still alive for as long as one week. It is because of
the body which is covered with a hard chitinous exoskeleton.
head which holds a bit of nervous system.
head which is of no use.
food capturing appratus which is found elsewhere.
Lack of blood supply and presence of the noncellular basement membrane are the characteristics of the
muscular tissue
fluid connective tissue
epithelial tissue
nervous tissue
Which of the following statement is/are correct regarding digestive system of cockroach ?
- Mouth opens into a short tubular pharynx, leading to a narrow tubular passage called oesophagus.
- Gizzard helps in grinding the food particles.
- A ring of 6-8 blind tubules called hepatic or gastric caecae is present at the junction of foregut and midgut, which secrete digestive juice.
- At the junction of midgut and hindgut is present another ring of 100-150 yellow coloured thin filamentous malphigian tubules which help in removal of excretory products from haemolymph.
Only (i)
Both (ii) and (iii)
Both (i) and (iv)
All of these
Epithelial tissue is distinguished from connective tissue, muscular, or nervous tissue by its
large extracellular matrix.
contractibility.
ability to carry action potentials.
basement membrane.
Muscle tissue cells are contractile, which means they
are responsible for the production and secretion of enzymes.
are specialized in contraction and relaxation.
help in the movement of involuntary organs only.
all of the above
Four healthy people in their twenties got involved in injuries resulting in damage and death of a few cells of the following.
Which of the cells are least likely to be replaced by new cells?
Liver cells
Neurons
Malpighian layer of the skin
Osteocytes
Smooth muscles are______.
voluntary, branched, uninucleate
voluntary, multinucleate, cylindrical
involuntary, cylindrical, multinucleate
involuntary, spindle shaped, uninucleated, tapering
Statement 1 : Cartilage (protein matrix) and bone (calcium matrix) are rigid connective tissue.
Statement 2 : Blood is connective tissue in which plasma is the matrix.
Statement- 1 and statement-2 are true and statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement -1
Statement -1 and statement-2 are true and statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement -1
Statement - 1 is true and statement- 2 is false
Both the statements are false.
In cockroach, the testes are present in
3, 4, 5 abdominal segments
4, 5, 6 abdominal segments
5, 6, 7 abdominal segments
6, 7, 8 abdominal segments
Tendons and ligaments are the examples of
areolar connective tissue
adipose tissue
dense regular connective tissue
loose connective tissue
The intercellular material of the given figure is solid and resists compression. Identify the figure and the label marked as A & B.
Fig - Cartilage, A - Collagen, B - Collagen
Fig - Cartilage, A - Microtubule, B - Collagen fibres
Fig - Bone, A - Chondrocyte, B - Chondroclast
Fig - Bone, A - Chondroclast, B - Osteoblast
Mast cells are associated with
exocrine glands
endocrine glands
areolar connective tissue
neural tissue
The shape of a persons ear is due to mainly to
dense regular connective tissue
dense irregular connective tissue
elastic cartilage
fibrocartilage
Cockroaches are brown or black bodied animals that are included in class _______ of phylum _______.
reptilia; annelida
insecta; arthropoda
insecta; annelida
reptilia; arthropoda
A student was given a sample of tissue. He observes and concludes the following characters.
- The cells are composed of a single layer of tall and slender cells.
- Their nuclei are located at the base.
- Free surface may have microvilli.
- It is found in the lining of stomach and intestine
- They help in secretion and absorption.
Based on the above features identify the epithelium.
Cuboidal epithelium
Columnar Epithelium
Squamous epithelium
Glandular epithelium
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about nervous system of cockroach ?
- It consists of a series of fused segmentally arranged ganglia joined by paired longitudinal connectives on the ventral side.
- There are six ganglia lie in the thorax, and three in the abdomen.
- The sense organs are antennae, eyes, maxillary pulps, labial pulps and anal cerci etc.
- Each eye consists of about 5000 hexagonal ommatidia.
Both (i) and (iii)
Only (ii)
Both (i) and (iv)
All of these
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-Gizzard, B-Crop, C-Hepatic caecae, D-Malpighian tubules
A-Crop, B-Gizzard, C-Hepatic caecae, D-Malpighian tubules
A- Crop, B-Gizzard, C-Malpighian tubules, D-Hepatic caecae
A- Gizzard, B-Crop, C-Malpighian tubules, D-Hepatic caecae
Non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium often contains _______, which increase the surface area for secretion and absorption.
flagella
collagen fibres
microvilli
all of these
Which statement regarding anal cerci and anal style in cockroach is correct?
Anal cerci are absent but anal styles are present in male.
Anal cerci are absent and anal styles are present in female.
Anal styles are absent and anal cerci are present in male.
Anal styles are absent and anal cerci are present in female.
Match column-I (type of epithelium) with column-II (Description) and choose the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| (Types of epithelium) | (Description) |
| A. Squamous | I. It is composed of a epithelium single-layer of cube-like cells |
| B. Cuboidal | II. Having cilia on their free epithelium surface |
| C. Columnar | III. It is composed of a single epithelium layer of tall and slender cells |
| D. Ciliated | IV. It is made up of a single thin epithelium layer of flattened cells with irregular boundaries |
A IV; B I; C III; D II
A I; B IV; C III; D II
A IV; B I; C II; D III
A IV; B III; C I; D II
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 8th sternum, B - Anal cercus, C - 10th tergum, D - Anal style
A - 10th tergum, B - Anal cercus, C - Anal style, D - 8th sternum
A - Anal style, B - Anal cercus, C - 10th tergum, D- 8th sternum
A - Anal cercus, B - 8th sternum, C - 10th tergum, D - Anal style.
Select the correct statement regarding Periplaneta americana
There are 16 very long malpighian tubules present at the junctions of midgut and hindgut.
Grinding of food is carried out only by the mouth parts.
Nervous system is located ventrally and consists of segmentally arranged ganglia joined by a pair of longitudinal connectives.
Females bear a pair of short thread like anal styles.
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding neural tissue ?
It exerts the greatest control over the bodys responsiveness to changing conditions.
Chondrocytes, the unit of neural system are excitable cells.
Neuroglial cells protect and support neurons.
When a neuron is suitably stimulated, an electrical disturbance is generated.
The figure given below shows the alimentary canal of cockroach with few structures labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Identify the correct identification of the structure which is also called proventriculus and helps in grinding the food particles.
1
2
3
4
Refer the given figure and identify the correct characteristic feature.
- It is a type of loose connective tissue.
- It contains fibroblast, macrophages, collagen fibres and mast cells.
- The cells of this tissue are specialized to store fats.
- The wall of internal organs such as the blood vessels, stomach and intestine contains this type of tissue.
(i) & (ii)
(i) & (iii)
(ii) & (iii)
(iii) & (iv)