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1 a) Cotton: Cotton is a natural fiber obtained from different species of Gossypium plant. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, soft, fluffy, staple that grows in a ball around the seeds of cotton plants.

2 b) Jute: Jute is a long, soft and shiny bast fiber. It is one of the strongest natural fibers.

3 c) Linen: Linen has a very good quality of absorption. Flax (Linum sp.) plants commonly known as linseed are the source of linen fiber.

4 d) Hemp: It is obtained from a variety of Cannabis sativa plant species as bast fiber.