Question

What was the common belief about the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa? What is the actual purpose of these tiny gold spots?

Answer 1

Answer:

Everyone believed that the twelve tiny gold spots were just ornamental ,the actual purpose of these tiny gold spots was to produce a hormone necessary for the butterfly’s full development.

Explanation:

In chapter 6 of The Making of a scientist, Richard Ebright explains how he worked on studying the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa. Everyone believed that the twelve tiny gold spots were just ornamental. But Dr. Urquhart did not believe in this assumption. Ebright and another science student built a device that showed that the spots produced a hormone necessary for the butterfly’s full development.

Answer 2

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