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Given below are two statements: Statement I: In cockroach, the forewings are transparent and prothoracic in origin. Statement II: In cockroach, the hind wings are opaque, leathery and mesothoracic in origin. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
B
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true
C
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
D
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Detailed Solution
In a cockroach, the forewings (tegmina) are actually opaque and leathery (not transparent), and they arise from the mesothorax (not the prothorax) — so Statement I is false. The hind wings are actually membranous/transparent (not opaque and leathery), and they arise from the metathorax (not the mesothorax) — so Statement II is also false. Both statements have the wing descriptions and segments of origin reversed/incorrect.