Various types of silk are available in the market .Are these obtained from the same type of silk moths ?

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There are so many varieties of silk namely muga, tasar, mulberry and eri. All are obtained from different types of silk moth.

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(b) Tassar silk
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(d) Moth silk

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2. The finest wool is obtained from ............................... silk moth.
3. The most common silk moth is ............................... silk moth.
4. The cocoons are put in ............................... to loosen the silk fibre.
5. ............................... and ............................... are animal fibres.

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