Question

1. Pashmina shawls are woven from ____wool
2. The world's finest wool is extracted from____sheep.
3. Selective breeding of sheep involves the cross between an indigenous and an ______breed.
4. The scientific name of silkworm is____
5.The life cyde of silkworm consists of egg, larva,______
and silk moth​

Answer 1

1. Pashmina shawls are woven from goat wool.

• These shawls are banned in US because the fine fleece of these shawls are made by endangered animals like Tibetan goats.

2. The world's finest wool is extracted from Merino sheep.

• It's a light weight wool which provides moisture.
• These sheeps are also good for meat production.

3. Selective breeding of sheep involves the cross between an indigenous and an exotic breeds.

• This process is used to increase the amount of wool a sheep produce.
• Selective breeding process is also used to improve sheep meat quality.

4. The scientific name of silkworm is Bombyx mori.

• Some forms of silkworm can be woven into textiles.
• Generally, it's fibre is costly due to its production by use of nature process.

5. The life cyde of silkworm consists of egg, larva, pupa and silk moth.

• Their are four stages in the silkworm life cycle.

Answer 2

Answer:

1) Pashmina shawls are woven from goat wool.

• The Pashmina has a superbly textural feel, drapes beautifully and touchy and serves a user well for years.
• Pashmina shawls are exclusively weaved in the state of Kashmir.

2) The world's finest wool is extracted from Merino sheep.

• Merino sheep were originally from Spain and now it is found in New Zealand, Australia etc.
• Marino sheep are wool sheep breed.

3) Selective breeding of sheep involves the cross between an indigenous and an exotic breed.

• Sheep are selectively breed to produce unnaturally high quantities of wool.
• The three methods of selective breeding are : Outcrossing, inbreeding and linebreeding.

4) The scientific name of silkworm is Bombyx mori .

• The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the Bombyx mori moth.
• The most common type of silkworm is Bombyx mori.

5) The life cycle of silkworm consists of egg, larva, pupa and silk moth.

• The pupa stage is a motionless stage.
• In this stage people kill the pupa by plunging the cocoon into boiling water and unwind the silk thread.