AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -4. In the spring, when the banyan tree was full of small red figs, birds of all kinds would flock into its branches: the red-bottomed bulbul, cheerful and greedy; parrots, myna and crows squabbling with one another. During the fig season, the banyan tree was the noisiest place in the garden.

Detailed explanation-2: -When the boy started leaving pieces of cake and biscuit for the squirrel, he grew bolder, and finally became familiar enough to take food from the boy’s hands. He became so friendly with the boy that he even started searching his pockets.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the spring, the banyan tree was full of small red figs, and birds of all kind would come there.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. The banyan tree served as a platform for the writer to sit and watch the thrilling fight between a cobra and a wild mongoose.