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The Making of a Scientist

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cells from the monarch’s wings would divide and develop into normal butterfly wing scales only if they were fed hormone from the _________.

a)

Gold spots

b)

Black spots

c)

Gold strips

d)

Black strips

2.

What place did Ebright ’s project won for zoology at the International Fair?

a)

Second place

b)

First Place

c)

Third place

d)

None of the above

3.

Where did he spend his summer after graduation?

a)

Harvard University

b)

University of Toronto

c)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

d)

None of the above

4.

Ebright was perhaps expected to shout ‘Eureka!’ because he had :

a)

Realised that he needed a partner to work with to finalise his findings.

b)

Discovered something new and Eureka was a cry to announce it .

c)

Worked hard and was relieved at nearing the end of his project

d)

Given shape to the teachings of his Teachers by choosing this Field of Science.

5.

The _________ tiny gold spots on monarch pupa are necessary hormone for development of butterfly from a pupa.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

13

d)

21

6.

According to Ebright _________ is the blueprint for the life

a)

DNA

b)

Nucleus

c)

Heredity

d)

Chromosomes

7.

When did Ebright got the idea about his new theory about cell life ?

a)

Freshman year at Harvard

b)

Senior year at high school

c)

Junior year at high school

d)

Junior year at Harvard

8.

What did everyone assume as the purpose of the gold spots on the monarch pupa?

a)

Ornamental

b)

secreted hormones

c)

they were the breathing points

d)

none of these

9.

Where did Ebright study?

a)

Oxford

b)

Harvard

c)

Cambridge

d)

Stanford

10.

DNA is the substance in the nucleus of a cell that controls __________.

a)

Life

b)

Human body

c)

Heredity

d)

Cell function

11.

Using the laboratory’s sophisticated instruments; Ebright was able to identify the hormone’s __________.

a)

Physical structure

b)

Chemical structure

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

Chemical composition

12.

Ebright got the idea for his new theory about cell life from-

a)

X-ray photos of hormones

b)

X-ray photos of DNA

c)

X-ray photos of nucleus

d)

X-ray photos of cells

13.

DNA determine the _________ and _________ of the cell.

a)

development and growth

b)

form and formation

c)

composition and function

d)

form and function

14.

When did Richard Ebright began the research that led to his discovery of an unknown insect hormone ?

a)

Freshman year at Harvard

b)

Second year at high school

c)

Junior year at high school

d)

Junior year at Harvard

15.

The most important discovery of Ebright was –

a)

Cell life

b)

Atomic Structure

c)

Chemical structure of Hormone

d)

Viceroy butterfly copies Monarch butterfly