A) Continental coasts of the eastern Pacific Ocean B) Across the entire Atlantic Ocean C) Along the coasts of Northern Europe D) Inland lakes of South America
A) Desert scrub B) Freshwater river C) Marine D) Mountain forest
A) To hunt for food B) To breed and rear young C) To molt their feathers D) To escape from predators during the night
A) Bare black lava in small divots B) Mud and feathers C) Twigs and sticks D) Soft grass and leaves
A) Facing the center of the colony B) Facing the sun throughout the day C) Facing the ocean at all times D) Facing away from the wind
A) 8 to 10 years old B) Only after 10 years C) 6 months to 1 year D) 1 to 6 years old
A) Lower competition for food B) Access to high-quality nest sites C) Increased genetic diversity D) Easier migration to new territories
A) A natural genetic mutation B) Chemicals found in seawater C) Exposure to ultraviolet sunlight D) Carotenoid pigments from their diet
A) Successful hunting techniques B) Social hierarchy within the colony C) Immunological state and health condition D) Age and migration status
A) The brightness decreases B) The feet turn green C) The feet grow in size D) The feet become more vibrant
A) One male mating with two different colonies B) Males building two nests for one female C) One female mating with two males D) Two females and one male sharing a nest
A) Because the female faces the sun while nesting B) Due to a lack of nesting material C) To help insulate the eggs D) To deter predators
A) Glucose and water B) Lipids and lipoproteins C) Oxygen and minerals D) Proteins and carbohydrates
A) Colonial expansion B) Foraging flight C) Natal dispersal D) Migration
A) Pale white B) Bright red C) Dark brown D) Flat, purplish blue
A) Sula sulidae B) Sula nebouxia C) Sula peruviana D) Sula nebouxii
A) Fish B) Seaweed C) Plankton D) Crustaceans
A) About 75 percent B) About 25 percent C) About 50 percent D) 100 percent
A) Stupid or foolish B) Sea or ocean C) Blue or bright D) Fast or agile
A) Alphonse Milne-Edwards B) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck C) Adolphe-Simon Neboux D) Charles Darwin
A) Red-footed booby B) Brown booby C) Peruvian booby D) Masked booby
A) Synchronous hatching B) Delayed hatching C) Single-egg hatching D) Asynchronous hatching
A) Facultative siblicide B) Cooperative nesting C) Early migration D) Shared food gathering
A) Yellow B) Red C) Black D) Blue
A) They grew faster B) They stopped growing C) They became more aggressive D) They grew slower
A) They were more colorful B) They were larger C) They were missing D) They were smaller
A) Different shell thickness B) Higher water content C) Lower yolk concentration D) Higher protein levels
A) Calcium B) Vitamin C C) Yolk androgens D) Oxygen
A) Differential allocation theory B) Attractive mating theory C) Natural selection theory D) Paternal investment theory
A) They show more care for larger, brighter eggs B) They prioritize the male's own comfort C) They show more care for smaller, duller eggs D) They ignore all eggs regardless of size
A) They only incubated smaller eggs B) They only incubated larger eggs C) They incubated all eggs equally D) They refused to incubate any eggs
A) Only during the day B) Only during the night C) Yes D) No
A) 10 meters B) 200 meters C) 100 meters D) 50 meters
A) 50 km/h B) 30 km/h C) 120 km/h D) 97 km/h
A) Bringing live prey to the nest B) Producing a nutrient-rich milk C) Regurgitation D) Carrying whole fish in their beaks
A) Promiscuous B) Monogamous C) Polyandrous D) Polygynous
A) A technique for drying wings B) A courtship dance movement C) A method of hunting fish D) A signal used to warn of predators
A) On the shore B) Under water C) On the surface of the water D) Back at the nest |