Fill in the blanks:
(a) Plant fibres are obtained from____________ and___________ .
(b) Animal fibres are___________ and___________ .

(a) Plant fibres are obtained from cotton plants and jute plants.

(b) Animal fibres are silk and wool.

Natural fibres are those fibres that are found in nature.

It is of two types: Plant fibres and Animal fibres.

Plant fibres are obtained from plants.

Example: Cotton fibre is obtained from cotton bolls and jute fibre is obtained from the bark of jute plant.

Animal fibres are obtained from animals.

Example: wool fibre is obtained from the hairs of sheep and goats and silk fibre is obtained from the cocoons of silkworms.

[Extra information:

Some of the different types of Wool are given below:

• Cashmere Wool- Cashmere is one of the most expensive and luxurious types of wool. 
• Mohair Wool- Mohair and cashmere come from goats. Mohair comes from the Angora goat.
• Merino Wool- Merino wool is one of the world's most common types of wool
• Alpaca Wool- Alpaca has been bred by South Americans for their wool.
• Camel Wool- Camel wool is insulative but it is less durable than other types of Wool.
• Virgin Wool- Virgin Wool is made up of lambs' first shearing
• Angora Wool- Angora wool comes from a special breed of rabbit.]

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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