Sheep are herbivores, so which type of feed (or food) is provided by shepherds?

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Write a caption for each of the figures given as figure (a-d).

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Sorter's disease is an occupational hazard. Explain.

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Various steps involved to obtain wool from fleece are given here.
(i) Picking out the burrs
(ii) Dyeing in various colours
(iii) Shearing
(iv) Scouring
(v) Sorting
Write the above steps in the correct sequence in which they are carried out.

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Cocoon is used to obtain silk thread. How?

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Name different types of silk. Which variety of silk is most common and how it is obtained?

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Radhika wanted to buy a silk frock and went to the market with her mother. There they found that the artificial (synthetic) silk was much cheaper and wanted to know why? Do you. know why? Find out.

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Name the most common silk moth. What are the characteristics of silk fibres obtained from the Cocoons of this silk moth?

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Given below is a sequence of step in the processing of wool. Which are the missing steps? Add them. Shearing _______, sorting _______, and______ into yarn.

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Make sketches of the two stages in the life history of the silk moth which are directly related to the production of silk.

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Give in brief the life history of silk moth.

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What is raw silk? How is it produced?

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What is carding of wool? How is woollen yarn obtained from the carded wool?

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What are the three grades of silk produced?

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Figure shows three rings of circles with letters in them. Some of these letters in each ring can form the name of one wool yielding animal. Find the names of these animals.

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