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

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.

Answer 1

In the scenario described, Bird A eats insects and plant seeds, Bird B drinks flower nectar, and Bird C eats plant seeds. Due to the drought, the plants are wiped out entirely, meaning that Bird A and Bird C will lose their food source (plant seeds), and Bird B will lose its food source (flower nectar).

Given these conditions, it is likely that:

1. Bird A, which relies on both insects and plant seeds, will struggle without plant seeds but might find some insects to eat.
2. Bird C, which only eats plant seeds, will likely die because its entire food source is eliminated.
3. Bird B, which relies on flower nectar, will also die because its food source is wiped out due to the lack of flowering plants.

Thus, the most probable outcome is that Bird A survives (to some extent) because it has an alternative food source (insects), while both Bird B and Bird C die because they cannot find food.

The correct response is: Bird A survives; both birds B and C die.