Question

Brood pouch is formed in female Cockroach by

• A. Seventh sternum
• B. Eighth sternum
• C. Ninth sternum
• D. All the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All the above

The abdomen in both male and female cockroach consists of 10 segments. In females, the 7th sternum is boat-shaped and together with the 8th and 9th sterna form a brood or genital pouch whose anterior part consists of female gonopore, spermathecal pores and collateral glands.

So, the correct answer is ' All the above'.