Question

The short and stout beak of a bird is an adaptation to

• A. Drink nectar from flowers
• B. Catch fish
• C. Pick up small insects
• D. Tear flesh from animals
• E. Crack seeds

Answer 1

The correct option is E Crack seeds

A bird's beak can tell us what type of food it eats. Short stout cone shaped beak is an adaptation to help crack nuts and seeds. For example the sparrows and finches have this type of beaks to crack the nuts. The hawk also has short beak but their upper beak is a hook type to tear flesh.