Three bird species share a habitat. Bird A eats insects and plant seeds. Bird B drinks flower nectar. Bird C eats plant seeds.

Question

A drought occurs in their habitat, and that season’s plants are wiped out entirely. What is the likely outcome for each type of bird?

(1 point)
Responses

Bird A survives; either bird B or bird C dies, and the other survives.
Bird A survives; either bird B or bird C dies, and the other survives.

Bird B survives; either bird A or bird C dies, and the other survives.
Bird B survives; either bird A or bird C dies, and the other survives.

Bird B survives; both birds A and C die.
Bird B survives; both birds A and C die.

Bird A survives; both birds B and C die.

Answer 1

In this scenario, the drought wipes out all plants, which will have significant implications for the food sources of the bird species.

• Bird A eats insects and plant seeds. With plant seeds wiped out entirely, Bird A will struggle to find food, but it might still have some access to insects if there are any left.

• Bird B drinks flower nectar. Since the flowers are gone due to the drought, Bird B will likely not survive, as its primary food source has been eliminated.

• Bird C primarily eats plant seeds. Similar to Bird A, Bird C will also struggle because its main food source is gone.

Given that Bird B is likely to die because of the loss of nectar sources, and Bird A and Bird C both depend on seeds but have a chance of finding insects or pressing through to find any remaining food, it seems that the most probable outcome is:

Bird A survives; either bird B or bird C dies, and the other survives.

Thus, the response that makes the most sense is:

Bird A survives; either bird B or bird C dies, and the other survives.