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1. Most birds’ eggs are hatched by heat from…
A. the sun’s rays B. incubators
C. their parents’ bodies D. None of the above
2. The heat in a mallee fowl nest comes from the …
A. beak of the male B. rays of the sun
C. vegetation decaying under the soil D. body of the female
3. Temperature adjustments within the nest are made by…
A. adding more soil B. Either A or B
C. removing soil D. Neither A nor B
4. The article does not tell…
A. how the male removes soil from the nest B. why the female seldom helps the male
C. why the nest must be a certain temperature D. Any of the above
5. Mallee fowl eggs hatch
A. all together B. individually
C. in twos or threes D. in small clutches
6. When a chick hatches, it …
A. must dig its way out of the nest B. can fend for itself
C. needs assistance from its parents D. Both A and B
7. A brood of mallee chicks is never seen because the female lays only one egg every…
A. day B. week
C. fortnight D. month
8. Because of the way mallee fowl care for their eggs, the…
A. adults cannot live in the nest themselves
B. adults do not need to work hard
C. female is kept very busy
D. male has no work to do