Questão 18 - UniRV RIO VERDE 2025/1

Around 300 species of the parrot family have been recorded throughout the world. There are 56 species found in Australia, and only 5 of these are found elsewhere in the world. The parrot family includes cockatoos, lorikeets, rosellas, ringnecks and budgerigars.[...]

European agriculture has provided parrots with food (in planted crops) and water (in dams and bores) in areas where they did not previously live. This has led to the population expansion of some species. However, these changes may have resulted in a drop in the numbers of other species. For example, the clearing of native forests for farmland in some areas has reduced the number of living and breeding sites for the parrots which previously lived in those habitats.

Illegal trapping and smuggling operations of live birds may have contributed to the decrease in Australian parrot populations, but the removal of eggs from their nests poses a bigger threat. This is because nest-robbers will often destroy the birds' nesting hollow, making it unavailable for the next breeding season. It is easier to obtain and transport eggs than adult birds, and more eggs than adults can be smuggled from the country and distributed overseas.

(Disponível em: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/native-animal-facts/parrots).

 

Assinale V (verdadeiro) ou F (falso) para as alternativas abaixo, de acordo com o texto:

 

( ) Há 56 espécies da família dos papagaios na Austrália, e apenas 5 delas existem em outras regiões do planeta.

( ) O texto explica como a agricultura propiciou o aumento de algumas espécies em áreas onde originalmente não viviam papagaios. No entanto, a mesma agricultura pode ter sido responsável pela redução de outras espécies ao desmatar áreas para plantio.

( ) O último parágrafo se concentra em atividades ilegais que têm causado a diminuição da população de papagaios na Austrália, sendo o contrabando de aves adultas o maior perigo para esses animais.

( ) No trecho "Illegal trapping and smuggling operations of live birds [...]", a palavra "trapping" é um substantivo e o vocábulo "smuggling" tem função de adjetivo.