(1) From which animal is wool obtained from the fleece in India?
5. Answer the following questions in one sentence:[1 mark each]
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(2)
( 2 ) State three three names of Indian breeds of sheep.
(3) State the stages of life history of silk moth.
( 4 ) What is the function of thick hair on the body of animals supplying
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(5) Generally, for what is wool obtained from 'Kashmiri' goat used ?
Answers
Answer:
( 1 ).Sheep
5.(2)1. Mecheri
It is distributed in Salem, Erode, Karur, Namakkal, and fewer parts of Dharmapuri districts of Tamilnadu.
- It is a meat purpose breed.
- It has medium sized body with pale purplish skin color.
- There are no horns for both the sexes.
- Tail is smaller and slender.
- Adult male average body weight 36kg.
- Adult female average body weight 22kg.
2. Chennai red
This is distributed in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Thiruvannamalai districts of Tamilnadu.
- It is meat purpose breed.
- Majority are purple in color.
- Certain animals have colored stripes on their forehead.
- Adult male average body weight 36kg.
- Adult females average body weight 24 kg.
3. Ramanadhapuram white
This is distributed in Ramanadhapuram, Sivagangai, and Virudhunagar districts of Tamilnadu.
- It is meat purpose breed.
- It has medium sized body.
- Majority of them are white in color.
- Certain goats hold black colored stripes all over their body.
- Adult males have their bent horns, whereas females with absence of horns.
- Legs are smaller and slender.
- Adult male average body weight 31kg.
- Adult female average body weight 23kg.
- (3)(1) Firstly the female silk moth lays eggs from which larvae come out.
- (2) These larvae are known as caterpillars or silkworms.
- (3) They start growing in size by feeding on mulberry leaves.
- (4) The next stage of its life history is called pupa but before entering this stage caterpillar covers itself into silk fibre. This covering is called cocoon.
- (5) Inside cocoon, the pupa develops into a moth and comes out as an adult silk moth.
(4)Wool yielding animals are found in hilly and the colder regions. they have thick coat of hair on their body to protect themselves against the cold climatic condition. They do so by trapping the heat in their coat which helps in keeping them warm
(5) Wool obtained from Kashmir goat is soft and is used to weave fine quality shawls called Pashmina shawls. Bactrian camels of Siberia, Mongolia and China give us best quality of wool.
Answer:
It is distributed in Salem, Erode, Karur, Namakkal, and fewer parts of Dharmapuri districts of Tamilnadu.
It is a meat purpose breed.
It has medium sized body with pale purplish skin color.
There are no horns for both the sexes.
Tail is smaller and slender.
Adult male average body weight 36kg.
Adult female average body weight 22kg.