MCQ
Silk fibre is drawn from the cocoon of _________:
  • A
    Butterfly
  • B
    Worm
  • Silkworm
  • D
    Both $A$ and $B$

Answer

Correct option: C.
Silkworm

 Silkworm, its larvae are fed with mulberry leaves, and, after the fourth moult, they climb a twig placed near them and spin their silken cocoons.
This process is achieved by the worm through a dense fluid secreted from its structural glands, resulting in the fibre of the cocoon.

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