Statement I : Entire body of cockroach is covered by hard cartilaginous exoskeleton.\ Statement II

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Statement I : Entire body of cockroach is covered by hard cartilaginous exoskeleton.\ Statement II : Hard plates of exoskeleton are called sclerites.\

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(c) : Entire body of cockroach is covered by hard chitinous exoskeleton. Hard plates of exoskeleton are called sclerites. Sclerites (dorsally tergites and ventrally sternites) are joined by thin, flexible articular membrane (arthrodial membrane).