Question

Number of fertilized eggs in ootheca of cockroach is

• A. 16 pairs in two rows
• B. 16 in two rows
• C. 10 in one row
• D. 8 in two rows

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

16 in two rows

• The secretions of collateral glands form the egg case or ootheca around the fertilized eggs in the oothecal chamber.
• The ootheca is a dark reddish to the blackish-brown capsule.
• It contains 16 eggs arranged in two rows.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.