Question

Natural fibres can be defined as:

• A. substances produced by plants and animals.
• B. man-made fibres produced industrially.
• C. a thin, thread like structure.
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A substances produced by plants and animals.
C a thin, thread like structure.

Natural fibres are fibres extracted from plants and animals. They can be spun into thread, filaments and ropes.

Plant fibres include seed hairs, stem fibre, leaf fibres and husk fibres.

Animal fibres include wool, hair and secretions, such as silk.

Hence, the correct options are A and C.