Question

How does a cardinal help limit the size of the sunflower population in its ecosystem
1- by eating the leaves of sunflower plants
2- by eating sunflower seeds
3- by building nests in sunflower stems
4- by dropping sunflower seeds

Answer 1

#2 - By Eating Sunflower Seeds. APEX -----------------Just took the test.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is option 2- "by eating sunflower seeds".

Explanation:

Cardinals are a species of bird that live in North and South America, characterized by its color being majority red with a minor proportion of black. Cardinals eat sunflowers seeds, serving as a predator for this plant and helping the ecosystem by reducing the size of sunflowers populations. Usually, people attract cardinals by putting sunflowers seeds in a bowl, and people who have them as pets feed them using them as well.