Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference about falcons in cities
Information and Ideas practice question
Peregrine falcons evolved to nest on high cliff ledges overlooking open hunting ground. Today many nest on skyscraper ledges instead, and urban pairs often fledge more chicks than cliff-nesting ones, thanks in part to a year-round supply of pigeons. The falcons' success suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. cities can reproduce features of the falcons' original habitat.Correct
- B. falcons have stopped nesting on natural cliffs entirely.
- C. pigeons are more nutritious than rural prey.
- D. skyscrapers were designed with wildlife in mind.
Answer: A. cities can reproduce features of the falcons' original habitat.
Ledges that mimic cliff faces and abundant prey are the two things the text says falcons need — so cities evidently supply substitutes for the birds' native habitat features.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. falcons have stopped nesting on natural cliffs entirely.
- The text says many falcons now nest in cities, not that cliff nesting has ended everywhere.
- C. pigeons are more nutritious than rural prey.
- The text notes pigeons are plentiful, saying nothing about nutrition.
- D. skyscrapers were designed with wildlife in mind.
- Nothing suggests builders intended ledges for birds; falcons simply use them.
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