Question

During the drought of 1977 on the island of Daphne Major, which of the following answers correctly explains why birds with larger beaks had a competitive advantage over other individuals?(1 point)
Responses

These birds were able to smell and locate nesting sites with more accuracy.
These birds were able to smell and locate nesting sites with more accuracy.

These birds were able to fight off birds with smaller beaks more successfully.
These birds were able to fight off birds with smaller beaks more successfully.

Birds with larger beaks were better able to utilize the large seeds.
Birds with larger beaks were better able to utilize the large seeds.

These birds were able to hold more water.

Answer 1

Birds with larger beaks were better able to utilize the large seeds.

During the 1977 drought most small, soft seeds were gone and only large, hard seeds remained. Birds with bigger, stronger beaks could crack and eat those seeds, so they survived and reproduced at higher rates.