Termite Mounds

Why do cheetahs climb up termite mounds?

• They can see farther to find animals to hunt.

• They can sleep safely on top of termite mounds.

• They use termite mounds as scratching posts.

• They can call to each other more easily

What evidence from the passage BEST supports the answer you chose for question 1?

• "Other animals in these areas use termite mounds, too."

• "There, they keep an eye out for their next meal."

• "Some animals make the empty nest their new home."

• "Others ignore the termites and use the mound anyway."

Why are termite mounds important to so many animals?

Use the sentence stem below to begin your response:

Termite mounds are important to animals because ________.

Where in the world are mound builder termites found?

• Africa

• Australia

• South Africa

• All of the above

Select two answers that tell what happens when termites move to new nests?

• Animals leave the empty nests alone.

• Animals move into the empty nests.

• Animals knock the empty nests over.

• Animals use the empty nests for food

• Animals use the empty nests as scratching posts.