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Leaf-Cutter Ants Are Part of a Complex System of Species

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Leaf-cutter ants are part of a complex system of species associations. These include a(n) _______ with fungi, which they cultivate in gardens within their nests; a(n) _______ with a parasitic fungus (Escovopsis) that invades and destroys fungal gardens; and a(n) _______ with a bacterium living on the ant's body that produces a chemical that inhibits Escovopsis. These three associations are, respectively,

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Definitions:

Uplift

A process that causes regions of the Earth's surface to rise due to structural changes in the Earth's crust or mantle.

Continental Crust

The thick, buoyant part of the Earth's crust that forms the continents, contrasted with the denser oceanic crust.

Thickness

The measurement from one surface of an object or material to the opposite surface.

Intrusions

Masses of igneous rock that have forcibly inserted themselves into preexisting rock formations.