Reproductive System of Male Cockroach

Q. Which of the following is a characteristic of a male cockroach?

1. A pair of testes
2. Phallomeres
3. Anal styles
4. All of the above

Q. Select the incorrect route(s) for the passage of sperm in the respective organisms :
I. Periplaneta americana: Testes → Vasa efferentia → Kidney → Bidder’s canal →
Urinogenital duct → Cloaca
II. Rana tigrina: Testes → Vasa efferentia → Kidney → Bidder’s canal → Urinogenital
duct → Cloaca
III. Rana tigrina: Testes → Vas deferens → Seminal vesicle → Ejaculatory duct → Male
gonopore
IV. Periplaneta americana: Testes → Vas deferens → Seminal vesicle → Ejaculatory duct → Male gonopore

1. I only
2. I and III
3. II and IV
4. II only

Q. Match the following with reference to Cockroach and choose the correct option:

A. Phallomere	i. Chain of developing ova
B. Gonopore	ii. Bundles of sperm
C. Spermatophore	iii. Opening of the ejaculatory duct
D. Ovarioles	iv. The external genitalia

1. A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-I
2. A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i
3. A-iv, B-ii, C-iii, D-i
4. A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i

Q. The hard layer of the spermatophore is formed by the secretion of which gland?

1. Mushroom gland
2. Seminal vesicle
3. Collateral gland
4. Phallic gland

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

1. Testes
2. Vas deferens
3. Seminal vesicles
4. Mushroom glands

Q. is the male accessory organ in cockroach.

1. Utricular gland
2. Phallomere
3. Seminal vescicle
4. Vas deferens

Q. Mushroom shaped gland of cockroach is present in between:

1. 6-7th abdominal segment
2. 4-5th abdominal segment
3. 2-6th abdominal segment
4. 4-6th abdominal segment

Q. Select the correct statement from the ones given below with respect to Periplaneta americana:

1. There are 16 very long malpighian tubules present at the junctions of midgut and hindgut
2. Grinding of food is carried out only by the mouth parts.
3. The nervous system located dorsally consists of segmentally arranged ganglia joined by a pair of longitudinal connective.
4. Males bear a pair of short thread-like anal styles

Q. Female cockroach can be identified from the male cockroach by the

1. presence of anal cerci
2. absence of caudal styles
3. long antennae
4. number of segments in the abdomen

Q. Choose the correct option for the path of movement of sperms in cockroach.

1. Testis$\to$seminal vesicle$\to$Male gonopore$\to$ejaculatory duct
2. Testus$\to$ejaculatory duet$\to$vasdeferens$\to$Male gonopore
3. Vasdeferens$\to$seminal vesicle$\to$ejaculatory duct$\to$male gonopore
4. Testic$\to$seminal vesicle$\to$vasdeferens$\to$male gonopore

Q. Select the incorrect route(s) for the passage of sperm in the respective organisms :
I. Periplaneta americana: Testes → Vasa efferentia → Kidney → Bidder’s canal →
Urinogenital duct → Cloaca
II. Rana tigrina: Testes → Vasa efferentia → Kidney → Bidder’s canal → Urinogenital
duct → Cloaca
III. Rana tigrina: Testes → Vas deferens → Seminal vesicle → Ejaculatory duct → Male
gonopore
IV. Periplaneta americana: Testes → Vas deferens → Seminal vesicle → Ejaculatory duct → Male gonopore

1. I only
2. I and III
3. II and IV
4. II only