6. The Making of a Scientist, 10th-Eng

6. The Making of a Scientist (Robert W. Peterson)
Very short type Q-Ans.

1.      W.ho is the writer of the lesson, ”The Making of a Scientist”?
Ans. Robert W. Peterson
 
2.      Richard H. Ebright was a famous:
Ans. Scientist
 
3.      What was Richard Ebright’s fascination for?
Ans. For butterflies
 
4.      What did Ebright start collecting in his childhood?
Ans. Coins, rocks and butterflies
 
5.      Which was Ebright’s home town?
Ans. Reading
 
6.      At what age did Ebright excite the scientific world with a new theory on how cells work?
Ans. 22 years
 
7.      Who encouraged Ebright’s interest in learning?
Ans. His mother
 
8.      How many species of butterflies had Ebright collected by the time he was in the second?
Ans. 25

9.      What qualities of Ebright made him a scientist?
Ans. First-rate mind, curiosity and to win for the right reason

10.   Which theory discovered by Ebright?
Ans. How cells work
 
11.   From where did Ebright graduate?
Ans. From Harvard
 
12.   According to Ebright what was required for winning a prize in the science fair?
Ans. Real experiment
 
13.   Which are two types of butterflies?
Ans. Viceroy and monarch
 
14.   Which book did Ebright’s mother give him to?
Ans. Travels of Monarch X
 
15.   What is a part of the life cycle of butterflies?
Ans. Egg, caterpillar and pupa

Ch. 6-The Making of a Scientist

 

1. What are the qualities that go into the making of a scientist?

Ans. These qualities are— first-rate mind, curiosity, and the will to win for the right reasons.

 

2. How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright's life?

Ans. Her mother gave him a book 'The Travels of Monarch-X' This book was about the migration of monarch butterflies to Central America. This book opened the new world of Science for him.

 

3. How did his mother help him?

Ans. Richard Ebright's mother helped him by encouraging his interest in learning. She took him on trips, bought him telescopes, microscopes, cameras, mounting materials and other equipments, and helped him in many other ways. If he did not have anything to do, she found things for him to learn.

 

4. What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair?

Ans. When Richard Ebright did not win anything at the science fair, he realized that the winners had tried to conduct real experiments. On the other hand, he had simply made a neat display. He had shown slides of frog tissues under a microscope. So, after not winning any prize at science fair that thing motivated him to become a bright scientist.

 

5. Why did Ebright soon loose interest in tagging butterflies?

Ans. Ebright used to tag butterflies wings and let them go. In fact, the basement of his house was home to thousands of monarch butterflies. He started losing interest in it because it was a tedious job and there wasn't much feedback.

 

6. What were other hobbies of Ebright?

Ans. Richard Ebright was the only child of his parents and he had no friends. So he started to collect the things as butterflies, coins, rocks and fossils. He used to enjoy sky-gazing. His mother encouraged him in his hobbies and used to buy all the necessary things for him as telescope, camera, etc.

 

7. How did Ebright's mother encourage him to become a scientist?

Ans. Richard Ebright's mother helped him by encouraging his interest in learning. She took him on trips, bought him telescopes, microscopes, cameras, mounting materials and other equipment, and helped him in many other ways.


Long-Answer 

1. How did Ebright get the idea of his new theory about cell life? How important was it and how will it be useful for humanity?

Ans. During the junior year, Ebright got the idea for his new theory about cell life. He was looking at X-ray photos of the chemical structure of a hormone. Seeing the photos, he believed that the photos gave him the answer to the puzzle—how the cells can read the blueprint of its DNA. He initiated his research on the monarch pupa by studying the purpose of the twelve gold spots on its body. He discovered that these spots produced a hormone which helped in butterfly's full development. He cultured the hormones and identified its chemical structure. His theory on how cells work is proved to be correct; it could assist scientists a great deal in presenting various types of cancer and other diseases. It is a big step towards understanding the biological processes of life.

 

2. What qualities of a person help into making him a scientist? Does Ebright have all these qualities? What other interests does he have?

Ans. The author mentions three qualities that go into the making of a scientist—a first-rate mind, curiosity, and the will to win for the right reasons. Richard Ebright was a very intelligent student. He was also a champion debater, a public speaker, a good canoeist and an expert photographer. He should work for the right reasons. He should be intelligent and full of curiosity. For becoming a good scientist one needs to be a keen observer, a deep thinker and a diligent student. All these qualities go into the making of a scientist.