COCKROACH Flashcards

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COCKROACHES BELONG WITH THE PHYLUM

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ARTHROPODA

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COCKROACHES BELONG WITH THE CLASS

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INSECTA

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COCKROACHES BELONG WITH THE SUB-CLASS

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PTERYGOTA

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4
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COCKROACHES RANGE FROM SIZE __________________TO______________________

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1/4 INCHES TO 3 INCHES (O.6 CM TO 7.6 CM)

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5
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COCKROACHES ARE ________________ AND HIDE IN NARROW CREEKS AND CREVICES.

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NOCTURNAL

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COCKROACHES ARE _________________AND RARELY FLY.

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CURSORIAL

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COCKROACHES ARE ___________________AND______________

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OMNIVOROUS AND SCAVENGERS

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ADULT COCKROACH IS ABOUT _________TO________IN LENGTH.

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34 TO 53 mm

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9
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FEMALE COCKROACHES ARE SLIGHTLY _______________THAN MALES.

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SMALLER

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10
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THE WINGS EXTEND SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE ABDOMEN IN _______________________.(MALE OF FEMALE)

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MALE

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THE BODY OF COCKROACH IS _______________,_______________,_________________.

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ELONGATED ,ELLIPTICAL AND DORSOVENTRALLY FLATTENED.

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THE BODY OF COCKROACH IS ____________________IN COLOR EXCEPT FOR A PLANE BROWN TO YELLOWISH BAND ALONG THE_________________________.

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REDDISH-BROWN
PRONOTUM

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13
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THE ENTIRE BODY OF COCKROACH IS COVERED BY A ___________ AND ____________._______________EXOSKELETON.

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HARD
BROWN
CHITINOUS EXOSKELETON

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14
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IN EACH SEGMENT THE EXOSKELETON HAS HARDENED PLATES CALLED ________________________.

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SCLERITES

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EACH BODY SEGMENT OF COCKROACH HAS _____NO OF SCLERITES AND THEY ARE :

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4 NUMBER
DORSAL TERGUM(TERGITE)
VENTRAL STERNUM(STERNITE)
LATERAL PLEURA(PLEURITES)

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16
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THE SCLERITES ARE JOINED TOGETHER BY A _____________AND______________ MEMBRANE CALLED __________________-

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THIN AND FLEXIBLE
ARTICULAR MEMBRANE OR ARTHRODIAL MEMBRANE

17
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THE COCKROACH BODY IS DIVIDED INTO 3 TAGMATA AND THEY ARE:

A

HEAD
THORAX
ABDOMEN

18
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THE HEAD IS FORMED BY THE FUSION OF __________________.

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SIX EMBRYONIC SEGMENTS.

19
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THE HEAD OF THE COCKROACH IS __________________________________IN SHAPE .

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ROUGHLY TRIANGULAR OR PEAR SHAPED.

20
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THE HEAD OF THE COCKROACH IS DESCRIBED AS _________________.

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HYPOGNATHOUS

21
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SIX SCLERITES OF THE HEAD FUSE TO FORM THE________________.AND THEY ARE :

A

HEAD CAPSULE
EPICRANIAL PLATES(1 PAIR)
FRONS (1)
‘CLYPEUS (1)
GENAE OR CHEEK PLATES (1 PAIR)

22
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THE HEAD BEARS A PAIR OF KIDNEY SHAPED_______________ONE ON EACH DORSOLATERAL SIDE.

A

COMPOUND EYES

23
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AT THE BASE OF EACH ANTENNA IS A SMALL ROUND WHITISH AREA CALLED ________________.

A

FENESTRA

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FENESTRA REPRESENTS AN ________________OR______________.

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OCELLUS OR SIMPLE EYE

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