Which of the following does not help in excretion in Periplaneta Americana?

1. Fat body

2. Urecose glands

3. Nephrocytes

4. None of these

Dense irregular connective tissue is present in:

1. Tendons

2. Ligaments

3. Skin

4. Cartilage

The most abundant and widely distributed tissue in the bodies of complex animals is:

1. Epithelium

2. Connective

3. Muscular

4. Neural

The mouth part of the cockroach shown in the given diagram acts as a/an:

1. Upper lip

2. Tongue

3. Lower lip

4. Uvula

The C-shaped cartilaginous rings around the trachea are open posteriorly to:

(1) allow for expansion of the esophagus during swallowing 

(2) allow the vocal cords to relax

(3) prevent food from entering the nasal cavity during swallowing

(4) prevent food from entering the trachea

The body cells in cockroach discharge their nitrogenous waste in the haemolymph mainly in the form of

(1) ammonia

(2) potassium urate

(3) urea

(4) calcium carbonate

In male cockroaches,  sperms are stored in which part of the reproductive system?

(1) Seminal vesicles

(2) Mushroom glands

(3) Testes

(4) Vas deferens

Smooth muscles are 

(1) involuntary, fusiform, non-striated

(2) voluntary, multinucleate, cylindrical

(3) involuntary, cylindrical, striated

(4) voluntary, spindle-shaped, uninucleate

Which of the following features is not present in Periplaneta americana?

(1) Indeterminate and radial cleavage during embryonic development

(2) Exoskeleton composed of N-acetylglucosamine

(3) Metamerically segmented body

(4) Schizocoelom as body cavity

The function of the gap junction is to 

1. performing cementing to keep neighbouring cells together

2. faciliate communication between adjoining cells by connecting the cytoplasm for rapid transfer of ions, small molecules and some large molecules

3. seperate two cells from each other

4. stop substance from leaking across a tissue