Multiple choice general knowledge

Cockroaches can easily live without their heads for an entire week, because its brain is not in its head.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

Cockroaches have a distributed nervous system with nerve ganglia throughout their body, so they don't rely solely on their brain for essential functions. They can survive for approximately one week (and sometimes longer) without their heads because they breathe through spiracles along their body and can continue basic motor functions. The statement is scientifically accurate.

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