The diagrams illustrate the life cycle of a pearl oyster and the production of cultured pearls.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is evident that the life cycle of a pearl oyster follows a cyclical biological process, in which the final stage directly leads back to the initial phase. During the process, the organism undergoes gradual transformation until it reaches maturity and is able to reproduce. Whereas, the manual production of cultured pearls involves 4 steps, starting from opening an oyster and culminating in harvesting pearls.
To begin with, the life cycle of a pearl oyster starts from realising sperm cells and eggs in the same duration. It is followed by emerging larvae. After that, they spat (attached to the surface) in the sea. Then, they grow for several days until they become adult oysters, and they release sperm and eggs again.
Turning to the production of cultured pearls. In the first process an adult oyster is opened by using equipment. After that, the nucleus is inserted into the oyster. Then, oysters are placed in the bottom of the sea for several durations. Finally, a pearl ready to harvest manually.
