This task is about interpreting a table.
The table shows some native trees and shrubs and the months that they provide either nectar or fruit and seeds for native birds.
| Common Name | Month | |||||||||||
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
| Fivefinger | F | F | F | F | N | N | N | |||||
| Flax | N | N | N | |||||||||
| Karaka | F | F | F | |||||||||
| Kowhai | N | N | N | |||||||||
| Miro | F | F | F | F | ||||||||
| Native broom | N | N | N | |||||||||
| Pigeonwood | F | F | F | F | F | F | ||||||
| Pohutukawa | N | F | F | F | N | |||||||
Key:
N = Nectar F = Fruit and seeds
A family planted all of the above plants in their garden.
| a) |
In which four months of the year are birds that feed on fruit and seeds least likely to come to the garden for food?
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| b) |
In which month do the greatest number of shrubs or trees provide nectar? |
| c) |
Tui are nectar feeders. In which month(s) are tui least likely to come to the garden for food?
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