Footprints Without Feet: The Making of a Scientist · Class 10 · CBSE English
Explain why the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa proved to be vital to Richard Ebright's research.
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Explain why the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa proved to be vital to Richard Ebright's research.
Answer: Everyone had assumed the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa were just ornamental. However, Ebright and another brilliant science student showed that the spots produced a hormone necessary for the butterfly's full development. This discovery won Ebright first place in the county science fair and entry into the International Science and Engineering Fair.
Solution
The gold spots were initially thought to be ornamental, but Ebright proved they secreted a vital hormone for insect growth, leading to major recognition in science fairs.
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