(d) rolling of sheep fibre into yarn. (f) Cocoons are kept under the sun or boiled in water. Answer: Name the goats which are found in Tibet and Ladakh. …….. is the largest producer of silk. Wool and silk fibres are obtained from: (a) plants (b) animals (c) plants and animals (d) all of these. B) Refining done clear. A ……. Silkworms secrete fibre made of Silk is a …… conductor of heat. Wool is obtained from the fleece (hair) of sheep or yak. (b) rearing of silkworm, Question 9. (b) cotton ball To scour is to wash thoroughly. The hair of the sheep are shaved off by using a saving machine similar to that used by barbers. Question 5. Answer: The larvae are kept in clean bamboo trays along with young and freshly chopped mulberry leaves. True. → Wool is derived from these hairy fibres. Wool is the natural highly crimped textile fiber obtained from a variety of sheep. Silk is obtained by killing the pupae. (d) Leather jacket The pupa is the caterpillar completely covered in silk fibres. Question 8. Question 5. Question 11. (a) How her mother distinguished between pure silk saree and an artificial silk saree? False, because silkworms feed on mulberry leaves. Answer: (a) Eggs of silk moth … → Wool is obtained from the fleece (hair) of fleece sheep or yak. (c) sericulture, Question 2. Solution: Down (D) 1. [NCERT Exemplar] Answer: One thread burnt with a smell of burning hair and the other burnt with the smell of burning paper. (d) Moth silk Sheep are usually shorn annually in the spring/summer months. Paheli wanted to buy a gift made of animal fibre obtained without killing the animal. Wool → Wool comes from sheep, goat, yak and some other animals who are having hair on their body. 4. Answer: Answer: Apart from sheep, wool also comes from the angora goat, yak, llama, alpaca, and even camels. [NCERT Exemplar] (a) Goat (b) Llama (c) Alpaca (d) Moth Answer: (d) Moth. (c) Cocoon 4. The fleece of the sheep along with thin layer of skin is removed from the body. Name the natural fibre obtained from insects. (c) Mooga silk The general process that takes place at a sheep shearing shed is (a) removal of fleece. Answer: The white woollen fibre obtained by sorting can be dyed in different colours. (d) selecting fine hair for good quality wool How do the hair of certain animals help in keeping their bodies warm? Answer: yarn, Question 13. Define the term ‘selective breeding’. (d) silviculture [NCERT Exemplar] Answer: This covering is known as cocoon. Various steps involved to obtain wool from fleece are given here. Answer: B) done clear. A) Shaving done clear. Step II The caterpillar eats day and night the leaves of mulberry tree and grows big in size whereas its skin does not increase in size, shape or length. Wool is obtained from the fleece (hair) of sheep or yak. China, Question 14. tensile strength. The natural fleece or hair of sheep (or goat) is white, brown or black in colour. (a) removal of fleece 3. Do you have any idea? Question 9. Wool yielding animals are sheep, yak, llama, alpaca, angora goat, angora rabbit and camel. Name them. Washing of sheep’s fleece to remove dust, dirt, dried sweat and grease. Animal fibres → Wool and silk fibres are obtained from animals. Mooga is the strongest variety of wool. Question 17. Answer: (c) making silk fabric from silk yarn Liama and alpaca are found in South America. So, it is cheap. (a) Neha’s mother took a thread of natural silk fabric and another thread of artificial silk fabric and burn them separately. The silk obtained from the cocoons of mulberry silk moth is called mulberry silk. The most common silk moth is the mulberry silk moth. 24, Question 11. 2. Fibre (1) is used in filling quilts and the yarn made of fibre (2) is used in making gunny bags, The yarn made from fibre (3) is used for knitting sweaters and yarn of fibre (4) is used for weaving saries. Answer: (a) a process of making silk reels Now-a-days scouring is done by machines. Answer: fleece. Question 16. Answer: Answer: Now answer the following questions. (c) After 25 to 30 days, the caterpillars stop eating and start spinning cocoons. (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i). In his line of work, he does the job of sorting the fleece of sheep into fibres of different qualities. Answer. Step IV high, Question 9. Define the statement. 4. Which thread is from a pure cotton saree and which one from a pure silk saree? n Class VI you have learnt about some fibres obtained from plants. (c) selecting an area for breeding To which class, animal fibre or plant fibre, artificial silk belongs to? For obtaining silk, silk moths are reared and their cocoons are collected to get silk thread. The process of taking out fibres from the cocoon for use as silk is known as reeling the silk. [HOTS] [NCERT Exemplar] The maximum length of continuous silk thread that can be obtained from a cocoon is more than that of 1000 feet (1000 to 1500 feet) continuous in length. The process of taking out threads from the cocoons for use as silk is called reeling the silk. [HOTS] (i) Silk is a cellulosic fiber. The first step is shearing then scouring. Answer: Silk is a natural carbohydrate fibre. Step III Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats, alpacas, and rabbits may also be called wool.. Alpaca. [NCERT Exemplar] Yak wool is common in Tibet and Ladakh.. iv. It is produced in most parts of the planet. (c) Ajay is very caring, intelligent and sensible boy. [Value Based Question] (d) production of sarees . 5. (wool and silk are animal fibres). Angora is the soft white hair of Angora Rabbit. Name some wool yielding animals. The larvae of silk moth are called caterpillar or silkworm. 2. The eggs are stored carefully on strips of paper or cloth and sold to silkworm farmers. The process of breeding of selective parents for obtaining special characters in their offspring such as soft under hair in sheep, is termed as selective breeding. Hair traps a lot of air which is a poor conductor of heat resulting their body warm. The main aim to rear the sheep is to obtain wool. (b) spinning of silk fibres The silk fibres separate out. How? Answer: Question 6. (a) Woollen shawl, Question 4. Silk is a natural fibre obtained from the cocoons of silkworms. Answer: [NCERT Exemplar; HOTS] (a) selecting the offsprings with desired properties [HOTS] Answer: Question 6. Mulberry leaves are food of silk worms. Write the above steps in the correct sequence in which they are carried out. After the final moulting begins, the last feeding period (of about ten days) after which the worm grows to its full size. Steps for the production of silk are given below in a jumbled order. Question 21. Answer: Answer: Silk fibres have fine draping qualities and are naturally crease-resistant and bring about a warm feel to the skin. (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii). Question 1. (a) culture of bacteria Fibre (marked 1) which is used in filling quilts is cotton and fibre (marked 2) is jute. Question 9. Find out. Answer: Reeling is done in special machines. The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called [NCERT Exemplar] Artificial silk is obtained from wood pulp and it is made up of modified plant material ‘cellulose’. During these movement of head, the silkworm secrets fibre made of protein which hardens on exposure to air and becomes silk fibre (or silk thread). Then, it swings its head from side to side. fibres are obtained from animals. What term is used for the following process? Answer: 5. The sources of obtaining fibres are plants and animals. (c) protein, Question 1 . Shearing does not hurt the sheep because the uppermost layer of the skin of sheep is ‘dead’. The cocoon are kept under the sun, boiled water or exposed to steam. Name the sources of obtaining fibres. (a) Mulberry silk We're a family business selling a range of goodies including yarn, sheep locks, feltmaking fabrics, wool fibre, mohair shawls and felted goods. Answer: Question 14. Sheep are herbivores, and prefer grass and leaves of various trees. So, a piece of woollen fabric also burns giving the smell of burning hair. (b) selecting the parents with desired properties Answer: (c) Alpaca larvae, Question 6. There are following two types of fibres that form the hair to sheep. in which part of India, yak wool is common? S CIENCE 24 Fibre to Fabric 3 I n Class VI you have learnt about some fibres obtained from plants. Silk fibres come from cocoons of the silk moth. The fleece (or hair) of sheep provides woollen fibres. (b) separating hair of different textures All these animals have a thick coat of hair or fleece, which keeps them warm. This fibre becomes hard when it is exposed to air and is called the silk fibre. Cleaning the fleece removes “wool grease,” the fatty substance purified to make lanolin ( q.v. The wool obtained after this is ready to be drawn into fibres). Answer: Silkworms are ……. 3. Wool comes mostly from sheep. i. (e) Female silk moths lay eggs. Question 10. Fibre to Fabric Q1. (a) cocoon ... Shearing is the process in which fleece of sheep with thin layer is removed. Silk. Write the difference between natural silk and artificial silk. Thus, tassar silk, kosa silk, mooga silk, etc are obtained from cocoons spun by different types of moths. (d) shiny jute stalk Question 7. True. In the life history of silk moth as The small fluffy fibres, called burrs, are picked out from the hair (burrs are soft, fluffy fibres in wool). Question 1. Question 20. (c) washing of sheep fibre to remove grease. Answer: Shearing The process of removal of the fleece from an animal is called shearing. Silk fibre is obtained from [NCERT Exemplar] The female silk moth lays eggs on mulberry leaves. (b) Tassar silk Question 4. This site is using cookies under cookie policy. Question 1. Wool fibre cannot be obtained from which of the following? → Wool is obtained from the fleece (hair) of fleece sheep or yak. Answer: Question 8. (d) Moth (c) washing of sheep fibre to remove grease. Answer: Selective breeding is a process of … Processing Silk Answer: Wool is obtained from the hair or fleece of animals such as sheep and goat. Silk fibre is obtained at which of the following stage of its life cycle? Life History of Silk Moth Formation of Silkworm Neha was confused that how to distinguish between a pure silk and an artificial silk saree. (b) Is the pure silk saree more costly than an artificial one? Silk and wool are two fibres which are made up of proteins. Answer. False, yak hair are used to make woollen fabric. Works in a wool industry is an animal is called scouring difficult tear! 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