The diagrams below show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of silk cloth. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pictures illustrate the life cycle of the silkworm and the procedure to manufacture the

silk

goods.

Overall

, there are four main phases for a silkworm egg to transform into a

moth

which will take 40

days

at the maximum. Once ready, the selected

moth

is

then

processed in a step to produce

fiber

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fibre

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and the remaining three steps to become

a

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silk

cotton

.

Firstly

, the silkworm egg is transformed into a larva within 10

days

. The larva gets its nutrition from the mulberry leaf and changes into

silk

cotton

after 4-6 weeks, which is the longest phase in the cycle. After 3-8

days

, the

silk

cotton

is turned into a cocoon and

finally

a

moth

after the next 16

days

. Only selected moths can be

further

processed to become

a

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silk

goods. First of all, the

moth

is heated in boiling water to produce a 300-900m

fiber

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.

Next,

the

cotton

is unwinded and twisted before it goes to the colouring step.

Lastly

, the dyed

cotton

is weaved to become a

silk

material.