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Can the relationship between the silkworm and the Mulberry plant be considered commensalism?
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∙ 13y ago
No; the plant is harmed by the silkworm. pinche silkworm joto lolz!
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What are the favorite trees of the silkworm?
The most favorite tree of the silkworm is the Mulberry tree. There are many different species of the Mulberry tree that silkworms will eat from.
What bush does a silkworm eat?
mulberry
Which leaves form the diet of the silkworm?
The silkworm feeds mainly on the leaves of the mulberry tree. Silk growers provide their charges with fresh leaves daily to keep them growing and happy.
What silkworm eat?
Mulberry trees
The larvae of Chinese moths which feed on Mulberry bush?
silkworm
How much does a silkworm eat a day?
One, Mulberry leaves
What tree do silk worms live on?
Silk worms are fed on the leaves of the Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
What is a zhe fruit?
The zhe fruit grows on the Maclura tricuspidata which is a tree native to East Asia. The fruit resembles a mulberry and is also known as cudrang, mandarin melon berry, silkworm thorn or Chinese mulberry.
Are silkworms mammals or egg laying animals?
Silkworms are definitely not mammals, but invertebrates. Specifically, they are the larvae (or caterpillar) of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori.
What plant does the silkworm eat?
Silkworms are the larvae of any number of species of moths, collectively called Silk Moths. The species used for nearly all commercial silk is Bombyx mori. and they are highly "host specific" meaning the organism (the symbiont) depends upon one particular species of plants, animal, or insect for its host, and they will only eat Mullberry leaves.
What are the benefits of silkworm to man?
Silkworms make silk, of course! A great book about silkworms is "Project Mulberry"...
Advantage of eating mulberry leaf to silkworm?
Because the jasmine-scented chemical emitted by mulberry leaves is toxic to most other insects, silkworms face less competition for food. The reason for attraction of silkworms to this chemical is still under investigation by scientists.
