Multi-choice activity for tuitime, ecology education about New Zealand tui.

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1.	Before humans came to New Zealand, tui's only competitors were:
	a.	other birds
	b.	native bees
	c.	native bats
	d.	a and b

2.	The greatest threats to the survival of tui over the last 100 years have been:
	a.	hunting and introduced predators
	b.	hunting and destruction of native forests
	c.	introduced predators and destruction of native forests
	d.	bird collectors

3.	The greatest threat to the survival of tui now are:
	a.	hunting
	b.	introduced predators
	c.	destruction of native forests
	d.	bird collectors

4.	Which of the following species does NOT compete with tui for food?
	a.	wasps
	b.	starlings
	c.	rats
	d.	dogs

5.	Humans help tui by killing their predators using:
	a.	electrocution
	b.	hunting and poison
	c.	traps and hunting
	d.	traps and poison

6.	Another way that scientists hope to elimate predators of tui are:
	a.	encouraging the predators to live elsewhere
	b.	using viruses or drugs which will kill predators or make them infertile
	c.	give people a reward (bounty) for each predator they kill
	d.	bring in another animal from overseas to eat the predators

7.	Today tui find it difficult to:
	a.	survive without being eaten
	b.	find food
	c.	reproduce
	d.	All of the above

8.	Traps used to kill stoats and rats are often:
	a.	underground
	b.	on branches
	c.	beneath bushes
	d.	inside tunnels

9.	Baits are flavoured with:
	a.	cinnamon
	b.	liquorice
	c.	sugar
	d.	chocolate

10.	Which species is responsible for the difficult life that tui have:
	a.	bellbird
	b.	human
	c.	stoat
	d.	moa