Question

Statement A: The secretion of collaterial gland forms the egg case in cockroach.
Statement B: The development in cockroach is hemimetabolous.

• A. Both the statements A and B are correct and B is not the reason for A.
• B. Statement B is correct and statement A is wrong.
• C. Both the statements A and B are correct and B is the reason for A.
• D. Statement A is correct and statement B is wrong.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A pair of much branched accessory or colleterial gland lies behind and above the ovaries. Left gland is opaque and more developed while right one is transparent and less developed. Secretion of 2 colleterial glands form hard egg case around group of eggs. Development of cockroach is simple direct called paurometabolus.