Question

Dorsal exoskeletal plates of cockroach are called ________.
a. terga
b. sterna
c. pleura
d. episclerites

Answer 1

Dorsal exoskeletal plates of cockroach are called ________.

a. terga

b. sterna

c. pleura

d. episclerites

Answer=> option (A) TERGA

DORSAL EXOSKELETAL PLATES OF COCKROACH IS TERGA

Answer 2

Dorsal exoskeletal plates of cockroach are called (a) terga. This is the plural form of tergum.  The whole body of a cockroach is covered with a hard exoskeleton. It has hard plates and they are called sclerites.

Dorsally these sclerites are called terga or tergum. On the side of the abdomen these plates are called dorsal terga and a ventral sterna.