One of insects of Blattodea order is cockroaches, termites, and other insect. There c.

Adaptive
are 4,600 types of cockroaches, but only 30 species are usually in contact with d. Interactive
humans, 14 of them are categorized as pests. 3. Why are cockroaches categorized as ancient? Because they…
a. Were dating back as far as 320 million years ago
The cockroaches are an ancient group, at least since the carboniferous period, b. Have the ability to survive in various types of extreme enviroments
around 320 million years ago. But the early ancestors did not have internal c. Are insect of the order Blattodea
ovipositor from modern cockroaches. Roaches are common insects without special
d. Are somewhat generalized insects
adaptations such as mouths of aphids and other true insects; they have mouth 4. Who are likely interested in reading the text?
chewing and possibly among the most primitive neopteran insects. They are a. Climatologist
common and strong insects, and can tolerate various environments ranging from
b. Archeologist
Arctic cold to tropical heat. c. Zoologist
Tropical cockroaches are often much larger than moderate species, and contrary to d. Botanist
popular belief, relatives of extinct cockroaches and ‘roachoids’ such as Carbon
Archimylacris and Permian Apthoroblatting are not as large as the largest modern
species.

Some species, such as gregarious German cockroaches, have complex social

structures that involve public living, social independence, information transfer, and
family recognition. Cockroaches have emerged in human culture since ancient times.
They are popularly described as dirty pests, although most species do not attack and
live in various habitats around the world.

1. What does the text tell us about?

a. Pests
b. Cockroaches
c. Ancient animals
d. Six-legged insects
2. Cockroaches are…..animal because they can tolerate a wide range of
enviroments.
a. Active
b. Reactive