Question

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There is a symbiotic relationship between the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant. Because the butterfly _________and the milkweed _________ it is a _________relationship. There are no plant substitutes for where monarch butterflies can lay their eggs so there is a population dynamic connection between the butterfly and the milkweed plant as well. If the milkweed plants were to go extinct, then the monarch butterfly popuation would eventually_________ because the butterfly would have nowhere to lay its eggs.

Answer 1

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There is a symbiotic relationship between the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant. Because the butterfly depends on the milkweed plant and the milkweed provides essential resources, it is a mutualistic relationship. There are no plant substitutes for where monarch butterflies can lay their eggs so there is a population dynamic connection between the butterfly and the milkweed plant as well. If the milkweed plants were to go extinct, then the monarch butterfly population would eventually decline because the butterfly would have nowhere to lay its eggs.