Bird adaptations

Question

Beak Type Food Eaten
thin and short
strong and hooked
long
thick and short		 sucks up nectar from flowers
tears flesh
pulls worms out of mud
crushes nuts and seeds

From the information in the table, which bird eats nuts and seeds? (Select one)

    • bird beak A

    • bird beak B

    • bird beak C

    • bird beak D

Question

  1. Scientists have been able to find out that some moas were very tall while others were quite small. How would they discover this?

    • From talking with people who had seen moas.

    • By examining cave rock drawings made by Maori hunters.

    • From studying the areas where moas lived.

    • By measuring moa bones found in caves and swamps.

    • From Maori myths and legends of long ago.