Question

Besides laying eggs in her own nest, any female wood duck will lay an egg in the nest of another female wood duck if she sees the other duck is leaver her nest. Under natural nesting conditions, this parasitic behavior is relatively rare because the ducks' nests are well hidden. However, when people put up nesting boxes to help the ducks breed, they actually undercut the ducks' reproductive efforts. These nesting boxes become so crowded with extra eggs that few, if any, of the eggs in those boxes hatch.

a. true
b. false

Answer 1

Female wood ducks have a behavior called brood parasitism, where they lay eggs in another duck's nest. This behavior is relatively rare but more prevalent when nesting boxes are used. The crowded nesting boxes lead to few eggs hatching.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of this question is Biology. It addresses the behavior of female wood ducks, specifically their tendency to lay eggs in another female wood duck's nest. This behavior is known as brood parasitism and it is relatively rare in natural nesting conditions, but can occur more frequently when nesting boxes are provided by humans. The crowded nesting boxes result in few, if any, of the eggs hatching.