Question

vocabulary application: consider the antlion and the term competition. explain how the antlion might experience competition using an example not mentioned in the video.

1. antlions can experience competition when___

Explanation:

Antlions are insects. In nature, they can experience competition for resources like food (such as ants and other small insects) and suitable habitats (e.g., sandy - soil areas to build their pit - traps). For example, if there are many antlions in a small area with limited prey, they will compete with each other for the available food.

Answer:

Antlions can experience competition when there are limited resources such as food (e.g., a shortage of ants and other small insects) or suitable habitats (e.g., a limited amount of sandy - soil areas for building pit - traps) in their environment.