Unit 5, Week 1: "The Science of Silk"

What is sericulture?

• Breeding of silk

• Breading of silk worms to produce silk.

• Breeding of larva.

The silkworm is the larva, or caterpillar of a________

What is the life cycle of a silk worm?

• egg, larva, pupa, and adult moth

• egg, pupa, adult moth, and larva.

• egg, larva, and adult moth.

Bombyx Mori cannot fly.

• True

• False

Where does Bombyx Mori get nutrients from?

• leaves of white mulberry trees.

• leaves of palm trees

• flowers

What is reeling? Restate your answer.

What is throwing in the silk making process? Restate your answer.

What chores did women and children have to do when raising silkworms? Restate your answer.

What genre of text is this reading?

• fairytale

• fiction

• expository

In the 1800's the Jacquard Loom was invented and it helped with what?

• Allowed silk weavers to use create new silk.

• Allowed silk weavers to create complex designs.

• Allowed silk weavers to roll out the silk to dry.