The Cockroach, with the Earthworm and the Frog

Name: The Cockroach, with the Earthworm and the Frog
Author: StemPy Lab

One small animal, studied from the outside to the inside.

Its body, its gut, its open blood system, its air tubes, its nerves and its life cycle.
Then the earthworm and the frog are set beside it, so you can see which parts are the same and which are different.
It covers the unit of the Indian syllabus (NCERT, NEET) and the matching topic of A-Level, IB and AP Biology.

3 lessons, about 1 h 20 min3 simulations11 problems3 practice questionsPython in every lesson

Course outline (3 lessons)

Lesson 1about 30 min
The body of a cockroach and how it feeds
The cockroach is a small animal that is found in kitchens, and it is also a fine example of how a body is built. This lesson walks around its body from head to tail, then follows the food through its alimentary canal and names the parts of the foregut, the midgut and the hindgut.
1 simulation1 practice question1 Python program4 problems1 Python lab
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Lesson 2about 25 min
Blood, air tubes, nerves and senses of a cockroach
A cockroach has no lungs and its blood does not carry oxygen. This lesson explains the open blood system, the air tubes that carry oxygen straight to the cells, the tubes that remove wastes, and the nerve cord and sense organs of the cockroach.
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Lesson 3about 25 min
Reproduction in a cockroach, with the earthworm and the frog compared
A cockroach starts life as a tiny egg inside a capsule, and grows by shedding its skin. This lesson follows the reproduction of the cockroach from the reproductive organs to the egg capsule and the nymph. Then the earthworm and the frog are set beside it, in a table.
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NEET format20 questions · 15 min

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