Cattie, noW Imuch energy is aval Ule to the numani popul а. 30 kJ b. 3.0 kJ с. 0.30 kJ d. 300 kJ Termites eat wood but cannot digest cellulose. In their gut live a protist that can digest cellulose, but is unable to survive outside the termite. If the protists are removed, the termite will starve. This is an example of which of the following: a. Parasitism b. Commensalism c. Mutualism d. Resource partitioning In the grasslands of Western Ontario, prairie dogs live in colonies, isolated from other colonies by large, unoccupied areas of land. This is best described as: a. Ecological dispersion b. Clumped dispersion c. Random dispersion d. Uniform dispersion

Cattie, noW Imuch energy is aval Ule to the numani popul а. 30 kJ b. 3.0 kJ с. 0.30 kJ d. 300 kJ Termites eat wood but cannot digest cellulose. In their gut live a protist that can digest cellulose, but is unable to survive outside the termite. If the protists are removed, the termite will starve. This is an example of which of the following: a. Parasitism b. Commensalism c. Mutualism d. Resource partitioning In the grasslands of Western Ontario, prairie dogs live in colonies, isolated from other colonies by large, unoccupied areas of land. This is best described as: a. Ecological dispersion b. Clumped dispersion c. Random dispersion d. Uniform dispersion

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter54: Ecosystems And Global Change

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