Sericulture

Q. What is metamorphosis? Give examples.

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The term metamorphosis is not used while describing human development. Why?

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Silk fibres are made up of ________.

1. Fibroin

2. Carbohydrates

3. Proteins

4. Fats

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Explain the process of hatching eggs under broody hen in rural areas?

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Differentiate between male and female silk moths.

Q. Honey bees are the best pollinators for many agricultural crops.

1. True
2. False

Q. The transformation of the larva into an adult through drastic changes is called

1. metamorphosis
2. fertilization
3. capacitation
4. parthenogenesis

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What is meant by the following terms?

(1) Rearing

(2) Shearing

(3) Sericulture.

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What is the life cycle of butterfly?

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Honeybee makes honey from

1. Pollen

2. Petals

3. Nectar

4. Bud

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Question 08
What is metamorphosis? Give examples.

Q. Which of the following order is correct, regarding the life cycle of the butterfly?
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1. Egg Larva Pupa Adult
2. Larva Egg Pupa Adult
3. Pupa Egg Larva Adult
4. Larva Pupa Egg Adult

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Give the names of the different stages of life cycle of silkworm.

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5. Silk filaments are unwound from the cocoon by a process called ________ (reeling/throwing).

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What is silkworm

Q. Give two varieties of silk which are considered as inferior quality to that of mulberry and tasar silk.

Q. May I know how exactly honey is produced in bees?

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Briefly explain the following terms :
Sericulture

Q. How honey hive will be formed

Q. How many queen bee(s) will be there in a bee colony?

1. One
2. Hundreds
3. Two
4. Thousands

Q. Insect-resistance transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting a piece of DNA from:

1. A virus
2. A bacterium
3. A wild variety of cotton
4. An insect

Q. Silk obtained from silkworm is a

1. Fat
2. Cellulose
3. Protein
4. Carbohydrate

Q. Which state in India is the largest producer of mulberry silk

1. Madhya pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. West Bengal
4. Karnataka

Q. Sequence the life cycle of a silkworm with pupa, larva, egg and adult stages.

Q. Define sericulture

Q. The production of silk from the silkworm by artificial rearing on commercial scale is called apiculture

1. True
2. False

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The caterpillar secretes fibre which hardens on exposure to air and becomes silk fibre. The fibre secrets by caterpillar are made from:

1. fats
2. proteins
3. cellulose
4. sliva

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Which of these products are obtained from honeybees?

1. Honey
2. Wax
3. Sting
4. Bees

Q. Which of the following silk has superior quality?

1. Tussar
2. Munga
3. Mulberry
4. Eris

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Larva which hatches from the egg of the silk moth is called:

1. Caterpillar
2. Pupa
3. Silk moth
4. Butterfly