SCIENCE
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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(i) a
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(ii) b
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(iii) both a and b
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(iv) neither a normal b
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Detailed explanation-1: -Silkworm is both a caterpillar and larve. The female silk moths lay eggs that hatch into larvae. Larvae of female silk moths are also known as silkworms or caterpillars. Therefore, Option(iii) is correct.
Detailed explanation-2: -The eggs of the silk moth hatch to form larvae called caterpillars or silkworms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Caterpillars are the larval stage of moths and butterflies (Order: Lepidoptera), and are found in a variety of ecosystems worldwide (Balit et al., 2003).
Detailed explanation-4: -silkworm moth, (Bombyx mori), lepidopteran whose caterpillar has been used in silk production (sericulture) for thousands of years.
Detailed explanation-5: -: a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon. especially : an Asian moth (Bombyx mori of the family Bombycidae) whose rough wrinkled hairless caterpillar produces the silk of commerce.