VP #6: Ecological Relationships

What do antlions do to catch their prey?

• They build sandcastles.

• They make sandpit traps.

• They swim in water.

• They fly like dragonflies.

What happens when there are too many antlions and not enough ants?

• Ants will stay the same.

• Ants will increase.

• Antlions will decrease.

• Antlions will increase.

What is an example of a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit?

• Fleas on a dog.

• Acacia ants and acacia trees.

• Barnacles on a whale.

• Antlions and ants.

In a commensal relationship, what happens to one of the organisms?

• It is neither helped nor harmed.

• It is helped.

• It is harmed.

• It disappears.

Why do these ecological relationships matter?

• They make the weather change.

• They help plants grow faster.

• They affect populations of species.

• They make animals happy.