Four Corners There are four options posted around the room. Listen to the description and decide which type of relationship is being described. Then move to the option that best fits that relationship

Relationship: Elk and Elk Two male elk fight for a female. Option 1- Mutualism Option 2- Competition Option 3- Commensalism Option 4- Parasitism

Relationship: Bat and Flowers A bat drinks nectar from a flower and in the process gets pollen on it’s body. When it moves to another flower it gets pollen on that flower allowing seeds to be fertilized. Option 1- Mutualism Option 2- Predation Option 3- Commensalism Option 4- Parasitism

Relationship: Kitten and Mouse A kitten finds a mouse and pounces on it… the kitten then eats the mouse Option 1- MutualismOption 2- Predation Option 3- CompetitionOption 4- Parasitism

Relationship: Cattle and Birds Cattle walk in a field and stir up bugs for the Cattle Egrets (birds) to eat. Option 1- Mutualism Option 2- Competition Option 3- Commensalism Option 4- Parasitism

Good bacteria live in humans intestines and helps to digest food. Option 1- Mutualism Option 2- Predation Option 3- Commensalism Option 4- Parasitism

A bug hops on to your jacket and you take him for a ride. The bug hops off before you even notice he was there. Option 1- Mutualism Option 2- Predation Option 3- Commensalism Option 4- Parasitism

Relationship: Leeches and Humans Leeches, slug like organisms, suck the blood of animals they come in contact with. Option 1- Mutualism Option 2- Predation Option 3- Commensalism Option 4- Parasitism

Relationship: Lions and Hyenas Lions and hyenas fight over a meal. Option 1- Mutualism Option 2- Competition Option 3- Commensalism Option 4- Predation

Lone golden jackals eat the scraps that tigers leave behind. Option 1- Mutualism Option 2- Predation Option 3- Commensalism Option 4- Parasitism

Who’s Your Buddy? 1.You have been assigned a card. Read the card that you have and determine what type of interaction your organism participates in. 2.Once you have determined the interaction, move about the room to find your interaction partner. 3.If you come to an organism that is not your partner (and participates in a DIFFERENT interaction) than yours, write their organism in the boxes provided. 4.Once you have found your partner continue around the room to find the partners to the other organisms you have listed. 5.Once your table is complete answer questions 1-3 at the bottom of the page.

Exit Ticket 1. Please define the word: Community Relationship 2. What is one type of a community relationship? 3. What is one example of the relationship from question 2?