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UNIT 5

UNIT 5. Ecosystems. A COLONIAL SOCIETY: TERMITES. Natural Science 2. Secondary Education. UNIT 5. A colonial society: termites. TERMITE COLONIES. Termites are insects that feed on wood and live in colonies or nests called termite mounds.

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UNIT 5

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  1. UNIT5 Ecosystems A COLONIAL SOCIETY:TERMITES Natural Science 2. Secondary Education

  2. UNIT5 A colonial society: termites TERMITE COLONIES • Termites are insects that feed on wood and live in colonies or nests called termite mounds. • They are found mainly in tropical forests and savannahs in South America, Africa and Australia. • A distinctive characteristic of termites is that they are social insects that form colonial societies. • Termites divide the work needed to maintain their colonies among different groups, or castes. • The main castes in termite colonies are the royal pair, soldiers and workers. Termites Termite mounds in Africa Natural Science 2. Secondary Education

  3. UNIT5 A colonial society: termites CASTES • The royal pair, which consists of the king and queen: they are the reproductive individuals responsible for producing new termites in order to maintain or increase the size of the colony. • The soldiers: their job is to defend the colony. • The workers build and maintain the termite mounds, provide food for the colony and take care of the eggs and larvae. Reproductive individuals King Queen Soldier Worker • The final members of the colony are winged reproductives, which produce new pairs of reproductive termites, and young termites. Natural Science 2. Secondary Education

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