What is meant by the following terms? (i) Rearing (ii) Shearing (iii) Sericulture
What is meant by the following terms?
(i) Rearing
(ii) Shearing
(iii) Sericulture
(i) Rearing: The process of keeping, feeding, breeding and medical care of useful animals is called rearing of animals. These animals produce one or more useful products for human beings.
(ii) Shearing: The process of removing the fleece of the sheep along with thin layer of skin is called shearing.
(iii) Sericulture: The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called sericulture.
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Column I - Column II 1. Scouring → (a) Yields silk fibres 2. Mulberry leaves → (b) Wool yielding animal 3. Yak → (c) Food of silkworm
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Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production? Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture.
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Given below is a sequence of steps in the processing of wool. Which are the missing steps? Add them.
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Which of the following does not yield wool? (i) Yak (ii) Camel (iii) Goat (iv) Woolly dog
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The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar (b) a larva.
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