Alison Boyer (2008) Analyzed Data on the Extinction of Native

question 40

Multiple Choice

Alison Boyer (2008) analyzed data on the extinction of native birds in the Hawaiian Islands, particularly looking at extinctions resulting from two waves of human colonization. How did the patterns of extinction differ? A


B


C


D

• A) The first wave of human colonization resulted in the extinction of large, flightless ground-nesting birds as a result of introduced predators, while the second wave resulted in the extinction of birds that fed on insects and nectar due to destruction of lowland forests.
• B) The first wave of human colonization resulted in the extinction of birds that fed on insects and nectar due to destruction of lowland forests, while the second wave resulted in the extinction of large, flightless ground-nesting birds as a result of introduced predators.
• C) In both waves of colonization, habitat destruction was responsible for the extinction of native Hawaiian birds, with large, flightless birds going extinct in the first wave and birds that eat insects and nectar going extinct after the second wave.
• D) The first wave of human colonization resulted in the extinction of large, flightless ground-nesting birds as a result of hunting, while the second wave resulted in the extinction of birds that fed on insects and nectar due to destruction of lowland forests and introduced predators.

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