Natasha Mehta Solutions for Exercise 6: EXERCISE
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Questions from Natasha Mehta Solutions for Exercise 6: EXERCISE with Hints & Solutions
Explain the process of sericulture.
Describe Sorter's disease and respiratory diseases in workers of the wool and silk industry.
Air space between the wool fibres traps air inside. How do you think this air trapped between the fibres helps to keep an animal warm?
A, B, C and D are four types of fibres. Fibres A and B are obtained from animals whereas fibres C and D are obtained from plants. The yarn from fibre A is used to make sweaters that we wear during winter, whereas the fabric made from fibre B is used to make expensive sarees and other garments. The fibre C is used to make gunny bags whereas fibre D is used to make doorsteps, ropes and coarse clothes. Name the fibres A, B, C and D.
When do you think the shearing of wool should be done in summer or in winter? Give reasons.
Do you think that animals that give us wool should be given protein-rich food? Write a few points in support of your answer.
Label the different stages in the life cycle of a silk moth.
It is February and the winter season is ending. Priya plans to store her winter clothes in her cupboard. Write a few ways in which she can store her clothes effectively. Do we need to take care of our summer clothes as well? Why is it that winter clothes need special maintenance during storage? Write any three ways in which we can store woollen clothes effectively.
