Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production Question 319
Question: The production of pearl artificially is known as
Options:
A) Pearl production
B) Pearl culture
C) Pearl manufacture
D) a and b both
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Pearl oysters are reared in cages formed by wire meshes.
A small sand particle is inserted between the mantle and inner most layer of shell these cage are kept hanging in the sea for long period.
Thus pearl is secreted artificially by the animals this is known as pearl culture.