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Question - 1
How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright's life?
Answer:
Richard Ebright collected all the 25 species of butterflies found around his hometown and thought that it would be an end to his butterfly collection. But, when his mother bought him a book named 'The Travels of Monarch X' which told him about how butterflies migrate to Central America, opened the world of science to the eager young collector.
Question - 2
How did his mother help him?
Answer:
His mother played a crucial role for him to become a scientist as she got him telescopes, microscopes, and mounting materials. She used to take him on trips as a part of exploring different places and things.
Question - 3
What lesson does Ebright learn when he did not win anything at the science fair?
Answer:
When Ebright did not win anything at the science fair, he realised that the winner had to do real experiments and not simply make a neat display as he had done.
Question - 4
What experiments and projects does he then undertake?
Answer:
He did an experiment to find the cause of the viral disease that killed nearly all the Monarch Caterpillars. After a few years, he took a project to prove that viceroy butterflies copy Monarchs to survive by behaving like them.
Question - 5
What are the qualities that go into the making of a scientist?
Answer:
Curiosity to know more and motivation to find reasons for the existence of anything is necessary for becoming a successful scientist at a very young age, Ebright was competitive and interested in science. He never lost hope and kept on trying to do better. He displayed the qualities of hard work, patience, sincerity, accepting failure, and success in the right spirit. Thus, he became a successful scientist.
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