Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

If a cockroach's head has been cut off, it can still live for around a week.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

This is true. Cockroaches can survive approximately a week without their head because they breathe through spiracles (small openings) on their body segments, not through their mouth or nose. They eventually die from dehydration or inability to eat, not from loss of the head itself.

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