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What is the source of silk?

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Bombyx mori (silk worm) belongs to the order
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Inside the _____, the caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
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Describe briefly how silk is produced.
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What is meant by the following term?
Sericulture
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Which of the following is not a plant fibre
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In Silkworm, if juvenile hormone is absent at the time of larval moulting, the worm will
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Describe the life history of the silk moth briefly make sketches of the two stages in the life history of the silk moth which are directly related to the production of silk.
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Make sketches of the two stages in the life history of the silk moth which are directly related to the production of silk.
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What is sericulture?
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The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar, (b) a larva. Choose the correct option.
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Silk contains a protein known as
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How are the silk fibres obtained from silkworms?
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Match the names given under Column -I with their relations given under column II, choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the alphabets of the two columns
   Column — I (Name)  

 Column — II

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 A Bombyx mori  P  Disease of mulberry
 B Morus alba  q  Centre where silkworm egg are produced and supplied 
 C Grainage  r  Silk moth
 D Powdery mildew  s  Mulberry plant
     t  Freshly hatched silkworm
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What is a cocoon? Name the fibre of which a cocoon is made.
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I am a fibre. I shrink and burn when held to a flame but do not melt. I also have an odour of burning hair while burning.

My name is _____.

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Why is artificial silk fabric much cheaper than the natural silk fabric?
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Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?

Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture.

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Select the odd one out.
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From where silk is obtained?
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Silk consists of: