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NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 7. Structural organisation in animal

In both sexes of cockroach, a pair of jointed filamentous structures called anal cerci are present on

  1. A \(10^{\text {th }}\) segment
  2. B \(8^{\text {th }}\) and \(9^{\text {th }}\) segment
  3. C \(11^{\text {th }}\) segment
  4. D \(5^{\text {th }}\) segment
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(A) \(10^{\text {th }}\) segment

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Correct answer is option (\(1\)), because in both sexes of cockroach, \(10^{\text {th }}\) segment bears a pair of jointed filamentous structures called anal cerci.
Options (\(2\)), (\(3\)) and (\(4\)) are incorrect because \(5^{\text {th }}, 8^{\text {th }}\) and \(9^{\text {th }}\) segments do not bear such structures. In adult cockroaches only \(10^{\text {th }}\) segments are present in abdomen. \(11^{\text {th }}\) abdominal segment is absent.