Questions 1 - 10:
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Most 1 owl species in UK
Strongly nocturnal
Habitat
Mainly lives in 2, but can also be seen in urban areas, e.g. parks.
Adaptations:
- Short wings and 3, for navigation
- Brown and 4 feathers, for camouflage
- Large eyes (more effective than those of 5), for good night vision
- Very good spatial 6 for predicting where prey might be found
- Excellent 7, for locating prey from a perch
Diet
Main food is small mammals.
Owls in urban areas eat more 8
Survival
Two thirds of young owls die within a 9
Owls don’t disperse over long distances.
Owls seem to dislike flying over large areas of 10