Which of the following is correctly described for a common cockroach $(Periplaneta \text{ } americana)$?

  • A
    Oxygen is transported in the blood by hemoglobin.
  • B
    The nitrogenous excretory product is urea.
  • C
    Food is ground by the mandibles and gizzard.
  • D
    Malpighian tubules are excretory organs that arise from the rectum.

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$(B)$ Ganglia are joined in the cockroach by paired longitudinal connectives on the ventral side.
$(C)$ The nervous system is present on the dorsal side of the cockroach.
$(D)$ In the cockroach,the total number of ganglia is nine.

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