Question

Ootheca of cockroach has .................. fertilized eggs.

• A. 6
• B. 8
• C. 16
• D. 24

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

16

Cockroaches are oviparous. The egg hatches at specific conditions to give birth to young ones. The eggs are carried by the mother cockroach around in a sac called an ootheca, which is attached to her abdomen. The number of eggs in each ootheca are about 16 and varies from species to species. Many female cockroaches drop or hide their ootheca shortly before the eggs are ready to hatch. Others continue to carry the hatching eggs and care for their young after they are born. But regardless of how long the mother and her eggs stay together the ootheca.

So, the correct answer is option C.