Blue-footed booby - Quiz
Blue footed booby
  • 1. Where is the blue-footed booby distributed?
A) Continental coasts of the eastern Pacific Ocean
B) Along the coasts of Northern Europe
C) Inland lakes of South America
D) Across the entire Atlantic Ocean
  • 2. What is the primary habitat type of the blue-footed booby?
A) Desert scrub
B) Marine
C) Mountain forest
D) Freshwater river
  • 3. Why do blue-footed boobies need land?
A) To breed and rear young
B) To escape from predators during the night
C) To hunt for food
D) To molt their feathers
  • 4. What are blue-footed booby nests made of?
A) Twigs and sticks
B) Soft grass and leaves
C) Mud and feathers
D) Bare black lava in small divots
  • 5. How do female boobies position themselves while nesting?
A) Facing the sun throughout the day
B) Facing the center of the colony
C) Facing away from the wind
D) Facing the ocean at all times
  • 6. At what age do female blue-footed boobies typically start breeding?
A) 8 to 10 years old
B) Only after 10 years
C) 1 to 6 years old
D) 6 months to 1 year
  • 7. What is the benefit of limited natal dispersal in boobies?
A) Increased genetic diversity
B) Easier migration to new territories
C) Access to high-quality nest sites
D) Lower competition for food
  • 8. What is the primary source of the blue color in booby feet?
A) Exposure to ultraviolet sunlight
B) Chemicals found in seawater
C) Carotenoid pigments from their diet
D) A natural genetic mutation
  • 9. What do the blue feet of a booby signal to others?
A) Age and migration status
B) Immunological state and health condition
C) Successful hunting techniques
D) Social hierarchy within the colony
  • 10. What happens to a booby's feet if it is food-deprived?
A) The feet turn green
B) The feet grow in size
C) The feet become more vibrant
D) The brightness decreases
  • 11. How does bigamy manifest in blue-footed boobies?
A) One male mating with two different colonies
B) Two females and one male sharing a nest
C) Males building two nests for one female
D) One female mating with two males
  • 12. Why does the nest become surrounded by excrement?
A) Because the female faces the sun while nesting
B) To deter predators
C) To help insulate the eggs
D) Due to a lack of nesting material
  • 13. What molecules transport carotenoids to the feet?
A) Glucose and water
B) Lipids and lipoproteins
C) Proteins and carbohydrates
D) Oxygen and minerals
  • 14. Which term describes the movement of young birds from their birthplace?
A) Migration
B) Foraging flight
C) Natal dispersal
D) Colonial expansion
  • 15. What is the underlying color of the skin on a booby's feet?
A) Dark brown
B) Pale white
C) Bright red
D) Flat, purplish blue
  • 16. What is the scientific name of the blue-footed booby?
A) Sula nebouxii
B) Sula sulidae
C) Sula nebouxia
D) Sula peruviana
  • 17. What is the primary food source of the blue-footed booby?
A) Crustaceans
B) Seaweed
C) Plankton
D) Fish
  • 18. What percentage of blue-footed booby pairs nest on the Galápagos Islands?
A) About 25 percent
B) About 50 percent
C) About 75 percent
D) 100 percent
  • 19. What does the Spanish word 'bobo' mean?
A) Fast or agile
B) Stupid or foolish
C) Blue or bright
D) Sea or ocean
  • 20. Who described the blue-footed booby in 1882?
A) Alphonse Milne-Edwards
B) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
C) Charles Darwin
D) Adolphe-Simon Neboux
  • 21. What is the closest relative of the blue-footed booby?
A) Brown booby
B) Red-footed booby
C) Peruvian booby
D) Masked booby
  • 22. What type of hatching does the blue-footed booby practice?
A) Synchronous hatching
B) Delayed hatching
C) Asynchronous hatching
D) Single-egg hatching
  • 23. What is a major consequence of size disparity between siblings in boobies?
A) Cooperative nesting
B) Early migration
C) Shared food gathering
D) Facultative siblicide
  • 24. What color are the eyes of the blue-footed booby?
A) Yellow
B) Red
C) Blue
D) Black
  • 25. In the cross-fostering experiment, how did chicks raised by foster fathers with brighter feet perform?
A) They grew slower
B) They grew faster
C) They stopped growing
D) They became more aggressive
  • 26. What happened to the second eggs of females when their mates' feet were dulled with makeup?
A) They were smaller
B) They were missing
C) They were larger
D) They were more colorful
  • 27. What characteristic did smaller second eggs lack regarding their yolk?
A) Higher protein levels
B) Lower yolk concentration
C) Different shell thickness
D) Higher water content
  • 28. What important substance did the smaller eggs contain less of?
A) Calcium
B) Vitamin C
C) Yolk androgens
D) Oxygen
  • 29. What theory predicts that parents care more for offspring when paired with attractive mates?
A) Differential allocation theory
B) Paternal investment theory
C) Attractive mating theory
D) Natural selection theory
  • 30. How do males adjust their parental care based on egg appearance?
A) They ignore all eggs regardless of size
B) They prioritize the male's own comfort
C) They show more care for smaller, duller eggs
D) They show more care for larger, brighter eggs
  • 31. What did males paired with dull-footed females do regarding egg care?
A) They incubated all eggs equally
B) They only incubated larger eggs
C) They only incubated smaller eggs
D) They refused to incubate any eggs
  • 32. Did males increase care when females had both bright feet and high-quality offspring?
A) Yes
B) Only during the day
C) No
D) Only during the night
  • 33. What is the maximum height from which a blue-footed booby might plunge dive?
A) 100 meters
B) 10 meters
C) 50 meters
D) 200 meters
  • 34. How fast does a blue-footed booby hit the water when diving?
A) 97 km/h
B) 50 km/h
C) 30 km/h
D) 120 km/h
  • 35. How do blue-footed booby parents feed their chicks?
A) Regurgitation
B) Carrying whole fish in their beaks
C) Producing a nutrient-rich milk
D) Bringing live prey to the nest
  • 36. What is the mating system of the blue-footed booby?
A) Promiscuous
B) Monogamous
C) Polygynous
D) Polyandrous
  • 37. What is 'sky-pointing' in the context of blue-footed booby behavior?
A) A courtship dance movement
B) A signal used to warn of predators
C) A method of hunting fish
D) A technique for drying wings
  • 38. Where are prey usually consumed by the blue-footed booby?
A) Under water
B) Back at the nest
C) On the shore
D) On the surface of the water
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