Question

while researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: the magnificent frigate bird is a kind of seabird that feeds majorly on squid, tuna, fish, and other small sea animals. it does not dive into the water for prey, which is usual among seabirds. it uses its hook - tipped bill to snatch prey from the water surface to obtain food. it also steals food from weaker birds by force. this behavioral pattern of feeding strategy is known as kleptoparasitism. the student wants to highlight a difference between the two ways of feeding patterns of frigate birds. which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? a a magnificent frigate bird never dives into the water. instead, it follows kleptoparasitism to obtain food b neither of a magnificent frigate bird’s two ways of obtaining food requires the bird to dive into the water c apart from snatching prey from the water surface with its hook - tipped bill, a magnificent frigate bird obtains food forcefully from smaller birds d the magnificent frigate bird dives into the water to hide its food from other birds

Explanation:

To highlight the difference in feeding patterns, we need to show a contrast. The notes say the frigate bird doesn't dive for prey (usual for seabirds) and steals from weaker birds (kleptoparasitism). Option C states that apart from snatching prey from the water surface (its hook - tipped bill method) and snatching from weaker birds (kleptoparasitism), it gets food from smaller birds. Wait, no, let's re - evaluate. Wait, the key is to show the two feeding ways: one is not diving (using bill to snatch from surface) and the other is stealing from weaker birds (kleptoparasitism). Wait, option C: "Apart from snatching prey from the water surface with its hook - tipped bill, a magnificent frigate bird obtains food forcefully from smaller birds" – this shows the two methods: snatching from surface (non - diving, as per notes it doesn't dive for prey) and stealing (kleptoparasitism) from smaller/weaker birds. Option A says it never dives, but that's just one aspect, not the two methods. Option B says neither method requires diving, but we need to show the two methods. Option D says it dives to hide food, which is not related to feeding methods. So option C shows the two feeding strategies: snatching from surface (with bill) and stealing from smaller birds (forcefully, kleptoparasitism), thus highlighting the difference.

Answer:

C. Apart from snatching prey from the water surface with its hook - tipped bill, a magnificent frigate bird obtains food forcefully from smaller birds