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 the 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 extinct, then the monarch butterfly population would eventually ___ because the butterfly would have nowhere to lay its eggs

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because the butterfly lays its eggs on the milkweed plant and the milkweed provides nutrients and a home for the caterpillars, it is a mutualistic relationship. There are no plant substitutes for where the 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 become extinct, then the monarch butterfly population would eventually decline because the butterfly would have nowhere to lay its eggs.