Strategies-For-Enhancement-In-Food-Production Question 596

Question: In an egg laying of ‘Bombyx mori’, the number of eggs are [Kerala CET 2003; BHU 1999]

Options:

A) 200 to 300

B) 300 to 500

C) 400 to 600

D) 500 to 700

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Just after copulation, females bombyx mori starts egg laying which is completed in 1-24 hours.

One moth lays 400 to 500 eggs depending upon the climatic conditions and the supply of the food.