Great white pelican: Animal Science Quest

Question 1 · multiple choice

A habitat sign describes the home of a Great white pelican. Which description belongs on it?

open grasslands, scrub, and lightly wooded plains eucalypt woodland and forest in eastern Australia large lakes, deltas, lagoons, and sheltered coasts deep flowing rivers with sandbanks

Question 2 · multiple choice

What food choice best fits the teeth, bill, or feeding tools of a Great white pelican?

sugars from symbiotic algae plus filtered plankton grasses, bark, leaves, fruit, and roots fish, crayfish, frogs, and other aquatic animals mainly fish captured cooperatively in shallow water

Question 3 · multiple choice

Which daily routine is most typical for a Great white pelican?

often feeds during daylight and rests in groups spends much of day and night feeding with rest between meals feeds in cooler hours and rests near or in water during heat mostly active at night

Question 4 · multiple choice

Which action sequence best matches a moving Great white pelican?

walks and climbs using inward-turned front paws for grip soars on thermals and swims using webbed feet walks on land and swims with partly webbed feet climbs and leaps among leaves over water

Question 5 · multiple choice

A close observation reveals one feature especially suited to a Great white pelican. Which is it?

slow metabolism and low-energy muscles match a leaf-based diet dark skin absorbs heat and salt glands sneeze excess salt from the nose an expandable throat pouch scoops fish but does not store them long term chromatophores, reflective cells, and skin muscles create rapid patterns and texture

Question 6 · multiple choice

What is the best description of a young Great white pelican's start in life?

females guard mound nests and may carry hatchlings to water adults build a foam nest where eggs and young receive protection eggs overwinter inside a foamy protective case called an ootheca chicks hatch in a ground colony and are fed regurgitated fish

Question 7 · multiple choice

Which social arrangement fits a Great white pelican rather than the distractors?

groups may herd fish into shallows before scooping them mostly solitary but may tolerate others in roomy shelters mostly solitary, though food-rich places can attract many individuals mostly solitary, communicating through scent, marks, and calls

Question 8 · multiple choice

Which cause-and-effect chain correctly starts with a Great white pelican's normal behaviour?

filters water and builds calcium-carbonate habitat moves fish nutrients into nesting colonies opens paths, digs water holes, and spreads many plant seeds links aquatic food webs and signals healthy connected waterways

Question 9 · multiple choice

A researcher keeps a safe distance because a Great white pelican may do what when cornered?

avoids fights by surrendering prey to stronger competitors climbs higher, grips bark, and uses claws when threatened uses size, bill jabs, and group vigilance retreats to deep water and uses teeth and tail if trapped

Question 10 · true false

True or False: A great white pelican its lightweight skeleton and air sacs help such a large bird fly efficiently.

True False