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Do silkworms live in dirt?
No. The 'silkworm' is the caterpillar of the domesticated silkmoth which feeds on the leaves of the white mulberry plant.Farmers grow the plant and feed the leaves to the silkworms which are kept in flat baskets in their houses.Thus far form living in dirt, silkworms live in baskets and are cared for by silkworm farmers.see related link below for more information.
Can the relationship between the silkworm and the Mulberry plant be considered commensalism?
No; the plant is harmed by the silkworm. pinche silkworm joto lolz!
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 do the animals that live on the plant feed on?
mulberry leaves
What is the green dye present in most leaves of a plant?
=== Chlorophyll === It is not simply a dye to make the leaves green. Chlorophyll is the substance which allows the plant to feed itself.
How do 'ant plant' benefit from ants that feed on their supply of sugar?
They protect the plant from organisms that may want to eat the plant's leaves.
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 is the main function of a leaf cell?
Leaves absorb the sunlight and make sugar to feed the plant.
What does the silk worm feed on?
Silkworms only thrive on the leaves of the mullberry tree.
The larvae of Chinese moths which feed on Mulberry bush?
silkworm
Why doesn't the mushroom have any leaves?
Plants produce leaves, and a mushroom is not a plant. Leaves help plants with photosynthesis- the plant's way of making food. Fungi- the group of organisms the mushroom is in- feed off of dead organisms. They have no use for photosynthesis, thus, no use for leaves.
How much does a silkworm eat a day?
One, Mulberry leaves
