Question
Explain the terms:
  1. sclerites.
  2. arthroidal membrane.

Answer

  1. Sclerites: The body of cockroach is externally covered by hard brown chitinous plates called sclerites, which constitute the exoskeleton.
  2. Arthroidal membrane: The sclerites are joined with one another by thin flexible, soft articular membrane called arthroidal membrane.

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