MCQ
Which one of the following statements is true for cockroach?
  • A
    The number of ovarioles in each ovary are ten.
  • B
    The larval stage is called caterpillar.
  • Anal styles are absent in females.
  • D
    They are ureotelic.

Answer

Correct option: C.
Anal styles are absent in females.
Anal styles in male cockroach are present in the $9^{th}$ segment. These are absent infemales.

Other statement are incorrect because the female cockroach has paired ovaries, each consisting of $8$ ovarioles Cockroach possess nymphal stage instead of larval stage.
Excretory organ of cockroach is Malpighian tubules; they remove the nitrogenouswaste in the form of uric acid.
i.e., they are uricotelic.

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