Page 1 : Group 6, Members:, Snehil (1411007), Suman (1411011), Aarti (1411005), Vandana Kumari ( 1411008), The Making of a Scientist, Short Answer Type Questions ( 2 marks each), 1. According to the theory of Ebright, why do viceroy butterflies copy monarchs?, 2. What were the factors which contributed to Ebright's development as a scientist?, 3. How did Ebright's research on the Monarchs lead to his theory of cell life?, 4. How did a book become a turning point of Ebright's life?, 5. Richard became a collector at an early age. What things did he collect as a child?, 6. Why did Richard lose interest in tagging butterflies?, 7. Mention any two of Ebright's contributions to the world of science., 8. In addition to science, what were the other interests of Richard?, 9. What lessons did Ebright learn when he did not win anything at the Science Fair?, 10. How did Ebright come in contact with Dr Urquhart?, Long Answer Type Questions (5 marks each), 1. How did Ebright's mother play a pivotal role in enabling him to become a successful, scientist?, Value Points:● theory on how cells work- got published - mother's encouragement, ● Took him on trips, bought him all the equipment he needed to pursue his interests, ● Gifted him a life changing book, ● Brought him in contact with Dr. Urquhart, 2. Hobbies play a very important role in one's life; elaborate this with reference to "The, Making of a Scientist", Value Points:● Helped keep him busy , absence of friends, father, ● Photography, sky watching, ● Collecting butterflies, reading the book led to a major breakthrough, ● Led him to research and discover many things, 3. Ebright's study of monarch pupas had a far reaching impact on hos career as a scientist., Elaborate., Value Points:● Did not believe that bright spots were ornamental

Page 2 : ●, ●, ●, ●, ●, ●, 4., ●, ●, ●, ●, ●, 5., , Experimented on monarch pupa, Built a device that helped him to discover a hormone., Proved that hormone was necessary for the growth of a butterfly, This proved to be a major discovery, Got him many honours, Led him to studying how cells read their DNA ., What qualities of Ebright impressed his social studies teacher?, Commitment, Extra effort to pursue his hobbies like Debate, Perfectionism, Self- motivated, Did not win for winning's sake, rather to do the best job he could, Besides curiosity a number of other values are required to become a successful, scientist. explain with reference to the chapter, 'The Making of a Scientist'., ● Competitive in a good sense, ● Did not lose heart in the event of failure, ● Sense of keen observation, ● Explored a variety of interests