Question

read the passage. then answer the question below. rose gardens are a good habitat for insects. aphids are tiny insects that eat roses and produce a sticky substance called honeydew. honeydew is a favorite food of ants, so ants often live with aphids. the ants protect the aphids against predators such as ladybugs. another way that ants help aphids is by removing dead aphids. this way, an aphid that died from a fungus infection will not infect the rest of the aphids. a ladybug eating aphids on a plant stem in a rose garden, the aphids, the ants, and the ladybugs make up which of the following? select all that apply. a population part of a community part of an ecosystem

Explanation:

A population is a group of the same species. Aphids, ants, and lady - bugs are different species, so they are not a population. A community is all the different populations of living organisms in an area, and they are part of the community in the rose garden. An ecosystem includes all living and non - living components in an area, and they are part of the rose garden ecosystem.

Answer:

B. part of a community
C. part of an ecosystem