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Each segment of the cockroach exoskeleton has hardened plates called |
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Sclerites |
b) |
Carples |
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c) |
Arthrodial membrane |
d) |
Ossicles |
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Each segment of the cockroach exoskeleton has hardened plates called |
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a) |
Sclerites |
b) |
Carples |
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c) |
Arthrodial membrane |
d) |
Ossicles |
(a)
Body of the cockroach is covered by hard chitinous exoskeleton. Exoskeleton has hardened plates called sclerites, which are joined to each other by a thin and flexible articular membrane. These sclerites are formed of chitin which is a polysaccharide of acetylglucosamine molecules