CLASS 10
THE MAKING OF A SCIENTIST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Beetles killed butterflies.
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Viceroys copy Monarchs
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Monarchs copy Viceroys
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Monarchs migrate to Central America
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. One of Richard Ebright’s projects was to test the theory that viceroy butterflies copy monarch butterflies. Viceroys looked like monarchs because monarchs didn’t taste good to birds.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Richard Ebright conducted an experiment on a flock of butterflies and raised the eggs of female monarchs. In addition to this, he also studied the cause of a viral disease that killed all Monarch caterpillars. He also tried to find out similarities between viceroy butterflies and monarch.
Detailed explanation-3: -The next year, his science fair project was to test the theory that viceroy butterflies copied monarchs in order to prevent being eaten by birds. His project was to see whether birds would eat monarchs. He found that a starling would not eat ordinary bird food, but ate all the monarchs it could get.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Viceroy butterfly mimics the monarch butterfly to prevent being preyed upon by predators.
Detailed explanation-5: -The theory was that viceroys look like monarchs because monarchs don’t taste good to birds. Viceroys, on the other hand, do taste good to birds. So the more they look like monarchs, the less likely they are to become a bird’s dinner. Ebright’s project was to see whether, in fact, birds would eat monarchs.