CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -He began his journey by collecting butterflies. Later on, he did research on the purpose of gold spots on pupae of monarch butterflies. His paper on working of cell got published in a scientific journal, and he became famous. Ebright participated in many science exhibitions and won many awards.

Detailed explanation-2: -His high school research into the purpose of the spots on a monarch pupa eventually led him to his theory about cell life. Richard Ebright has been interested in science since he first began collecting butterflies-but not so deeply that he hasn’t time for other interests.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans. Ebright started tagging monarch butterflies. He realized that chasing the butterflies one by one wouldn’t enable him to see many. So he decided to raise a flock of butterflies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Richard was the only child of his parents. He had no company at home to play with. So, he started collecting things in his spare time. He would collect coins, fossils, rocks and butterflies as a hobby.