Cockroach Flashcards
1
Q
Classifications of cockroach
Kingdom , animalia
Phylum, arthropoda
Class , insecta
Genus , Periplaneta
Species , Americana
Scientific name , Periplaneta Americana
A
Cockroach is made up of a head , compound eyes, antenna, prothorax ,cersus , three pair of legs
2
Q
Biting mouth parts of a cockroach and their functions
A
Upper lip (labrum) for holding food
Lower lip (labium) for preventing food from falling
Three pair of jaws(mandibles,
maxillae
The mandibles are for cutting and crushing food
The maxillae is for directing food into the mandibles
