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Silk And Silkworms Questions And Answers 2024/2025 Update
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Silk And Silkworms Questions And Answers2024/2025 Update
Define "sericulture" Answer: The cultivation of Bombyx mori for production of
silk
Silk is the threadlike viscous secretion of the blank glands of the caterpillar Bombyx
mori Answer: salivary
What order does Bombyx mori belong? Answer: lepidoptera
Silk consists of two material, a proteinaceous inner layer called blank and a gummy
outer covering called blank Answer: fibroin and sericin
List four properties of silk that make it such a desirable fiber: Answer: elastic,
tear resistant, light weight, good insulator
What does Bombyx mori eat? Answer: white mulberry
Silk fabric production was first practiced in Answer: China
The Silk Road opened in blank BC Answer: 126
The Silk Road spanned 6000 miles from blank to blank Answer: China to The
Mediterranean
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