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

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, a drought wipes out the plants that provide food for Birds A, B, and C.

• Bird A eats insects and plant seeds. Since the plant seeds are wiped out due to the drought, the availability of food for Bird A will be significantly reduced.
• Bird B drinks flower nectar. With the plants gone, there will be no flowers to provide nectar for Bird B, effectively eliminating its food source.
• Bird C eats plant seeds, which are also wiped out in this scenario.

Given that all three birds rely on plants (either directly or indirectly for food), it is likely that:

• Bird A will struggle because of the loss of plant seeds, though it may still find insects.
• Bird B will likely die due to the lack of nectar.
• Bird C will also die because it relies solely on plant seeds.

Therefore, the most likely outcome is:

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

This is the best response considering that Bird A might still find some nutrition from insects, while both Bird B and C face extinction due to their reliance on plant sources that were wiped out.