Question

What is the basic difference between wool and cotton fibres?

• A. Wool is an animal fibre, whereas, cotton is a plant fibre.
• B. Wool is a plant fibre, whereas, cotton is an animal fibre.
• C. Cotton is wrinkle resistant, whereas wool is not.
• D. Cotton is naturally fire resistant, while, wool is not.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Wool is an animal fibre, whereas, cotton is a plant fibre.

Although cotton and wool are natural fibres, they are obtained from different sources.

Wool is an animal fibre obtained from the fleece of animals like sheep, yak, llama, etc. On the other hand, cotton, a plant fibre is obtained from the seeds of cotton plants.