Question

Explain the process of breathing in Cockroaches?

Answer 1

• A cockroach has small openings on the sides of its body
• Through the skin, air passes in and out. On the underside of the cockroach in each segment, there are small holes which are connected through respiratory tubes in a network
• Small holes help the cockroach to breathe. These holes are called spiracles.
• The network of respiratory tubes called trachea take air from these spiracles, circulate it throughout the other.
• When oxygen-rich air enters into the body of the cockroach via spiracles into the tracheal tubes, it diffuses into various tissues and cells of the body.