Read the given paragraph and select the option that correctly fills the blanks in it. The female silk (i) lays egg which hatches into a tiny caterpillar. It feeds on (ii) and grows. When it is ready to enter the next stage in its life cycle, it first weaves a net to hold itself by secreting a proteinaceous fibre which (iii) on exposure to air. This is the silk fibre. The silkworm covers itself completely with this fibre to form a (iv) . At this stage, the larva is called a (v).
(i)-----(ii)-----(iii)-----(iv)-----(v)
AMoth---Seeds---Hardens---Pupa---Cocoon
BLarva---Leaves---Softens---Pupa---Cocoon
CLarva---Leaves---Softens---Pupa---Cocoon
DMoth---Stem---Softens---Cocoon---Pupa
it will be d.
Ans 4:
Class : Class 8
The female silk moth (i) lays eggs which hatch into a tiny caterpillar. It feeds on mulberry leaves (ii) and grows. When it is ready to enter the next stage in its life cycle, it first weaves a net to hold itself by secreting a proteinaceous fibre which hardens (iii) on exposure to air. This is the silk fibre. The silkworm covers itself completely with this fibre to form a cocoon (iv). At this stage, the larva is called a pupa (v)