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

The diagrams illustrate the life cycle of the silkworm and the process by which

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cloth is produced.

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, it is evident that the life cycle involves 4 stages, commencing with laying the eggs and culminating in leaving

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cocoon

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the cocoon

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behind. Notably, the

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cloth process comprises five steps.

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the process, the mature silkworm lays its eggs on a leaf. After 10 days, silkworm larva comes out and feeds on mulberry leaves for a month or a month and a half.

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, it goes into a

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threat, in which it stays for 3-8 days before coming out as a moth and leaving the

cocoon

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behind. The

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is

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selected to commence to start the

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cloth production. After being boiled in hot water, ensuring that all contaminants are eliminated, the clean

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unwinds to approximately 300-900m thread. Following the unwinding step, the

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is twisted, which goes either straight for dye production or after being woven.