Question
Biology Question on Cockroach
Moulting hormone in cockroach is secreted by
A
corpora cardiaca
B
corpora allata
C
corpora albicans
D
prothoracic gland.
Answer
prothoracic gland.
Explanation
Solution
Moulting hormone or ecdysone is secreted by a pair of prothoracic glands (located in thorax) of cockroach. This hormone stimulates metamorphic changes in a nymph.