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in australia, cathedral termites live in groups called colonies. termites in these colonies work together to build large mounds using digested plant material and sand. these mounds can be 10 meters tall and last for hundreds of years! a mound provides a home for a termite colony. but termite mounds are also used by other animals. birds such as blue - winged kookaburras and barking owls perch on mounds to hunt for prey. reptiles such as southern heath monitor lizards lay their eggs inside termite mounds. which of the following best describes a community at a termite mound in australia? the blue - winged kookaburras, the barking owls, and the cathedral termites a colony of cathedral termites the southern heath monitor lizards and the sand
A community in an ecological context is a group of different species living and interacting in the same area. The blue - winged kookaburras, barking owls, and cathedral termites are different species interacting at the termite mound. A colony of cathedral termites is a population (a group of the same species). The southern heath monitor lizards and the sand is not a community as sand is non - living.
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the blue - winged kookaburras, the barking owls, and the cathedral termites