Population Interactions in “A Bug’s Life”
1. What type of population describes the ant colony (density-dependent or density-independent)?
2. Are ants classified as decomposers, consumers, or producers?
3. Why does the worker ant panic when he loses his place in line?
4. In the movie, do ants and grasshoppers share the same diet and what is it?
5. When different species use the same resources, it is called _____________________.
6. Is the ants’ habitat terrestrial or aquatic?
7. Describe the location of the ants’ habitat.
8. What are two benefits that ants have living as a colony?
9. In the movie, what is the ant’s niche?
10. In the movie, what is the grasshopper’s niche?
11. Are ants more likely to show rapid growth, slow growth, or negative growth?
12. Do the ants need to worry about being the grasshopper’s prey? Why or why not?
13. What abiotic factors are shown in the movie?
14. What do the ants think is the ultimate factor that determines the hierarchy of dominance in the
ecosystem?
15. What is the study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment called?
16. What are the seeds considered in terms of carrying capacity? _____________________________
17. Insect Log: List all the insects and bugs that appear in the movie.
a.
f.
k.
b.
g.
l.
c.
h.
m.
d.
i.
n.
e.
j.
o.