Very short type Q-Ans.
1. W.ho is the writer of the lesson, ”The Making of a Scientist”?
Ans. Robert W. Peterson
9. What qualities of Ebright made him a scientist?
10. Which theory discovered by Ebright?
Ans. Real experiment
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.