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Short Answer Type Questions __, , 1. What rare achievement did Richard manage at the, age of twenty-two? ae, , Ans. Richard had a rare achievement at the age of twen, He wrote an article with his friend about a theory of how, cells work. The article was published in the scientific, journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Se, , It was the first time that this journal had ever publish th, work of college students. th IE, , 2. Richard became a collector at an early age. How, Ans. Richard was the only child of his parents. He h ‘, company at home to play with. So, he. started colle ting, things in his spare time. He would collect coins,, , rocks and butterflies as a hobby. In this way, Ri, became a collector at an early age,, , Why did Ebright lose interest a tagging bu, , Ans. Richard raised thousands, r, , of butterflies, tagged,, eleased them to study their migration. But S00:, interest because only two of his tagged butterflic, recaptured and they had travelled only seventy-fiv, 4. How did Ebright’s mothe, scientist?, , Ans. Richard Ebright’s mother h, , r help him in becomi
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she took him on trips and bought scientific equipment for, him. She spent all her time in setting up challenges for, jim. This helped Richard to learn a lot. She presented, , him the book “The Travels of Monarch X’. The book, changed Richard's life forever., , How did the book become a turning point in, Richard Ebright’s life?, , s The book ‘The Travels of Monarch X’ became a turning, point in Richard Ebright's life as after reading it, he, became interested in studying the migration of, butterflies. It opened the world of science for Richard., , , What lesson did Ebright learn when he entered, the county science fair in the seventh garde? Wee, CBSE 2020, , s. When Ebright entered the county science fair he learnt, what science was all about. He learnt that science was not ©, , aneat and tidy display of tissues on a slide. It was about, , the real experiments that were performed to get some, real results,, , 1. What ‘xperiments and projects does Richard, undertake? _ NCERT, , ns, Ri : ae, 8. Richard Ebright undertook many projects and, , ae His first project was to prove that a beetle ~, = ‘ vin) disease that kills monarch caterpillars, _, acs : ce ‘o prove that viceroy butterflies copy __, mone i ater, he studied the twelve golden spots on, Pupa and discovered a new hormone. Also, he, , 0, ] a out how cells read their DNA.
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9, Why val viceroy butterflies copy the monarch ©, , butterflies?, , ns, Birds eat viceroy butterflies beens they taste good to, them, whereas monarch butterflies do not. So, the, viceroys try to copy the monarchs to protect themselves, , from the birds. | a7, {. Mention any two of Ebright’ S contributions | to the, , world of science... 7 4 7 =. CBSE 2011, Ans. The two contributions of Ebright to the world of science, were : j ae Sf, , ¢ Ebright built a device a showed that the spots on, monarch butterflies wings produce a hormone that is, necessary for the growth of the butterfly., , * His other important contribution was his study of how, cells read their DNA.
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11., , Ans., , 12., , Ans., , In addition to science, what were the other, interests of Richard?, , Apart from science, Richard was a good debates and a, public speaker as well as a canoeist and an outdoor, , person. He also loved photography and likes to collect, different kinds of things and butterflies., , Mr Weiherer pays a glowing tribute to Richard., What did he say?, , Mr Weiherer was Ebright’s social studies teacher and the, advisor to the clubs that Richard Ebright had joined. He, praised him for his brilliant mind, his curiosity and a will, to win for the right reason. He also admired Richard for, his spirit to do his best all the time.
