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Molly G Eli M

One day in the far away Arctic village of Chill, there lived a polar bear named Rooven, a baby seal named Pablo, a flea named Caleb, a white wolf named Pockoh, two birds named Beaky and George, and a tree named Cookoo. Poor Rooven didn’t know why him and Pablo couldn’t be friends! “It’s because I am your prey, and you are the predator. Our relationship is called Predator/prey. The predator eats the prey.” Answered Pablo. “Well, why can’t we be like Beaky and the tree, Cookoo?” pondered Rooven, “Well you see, I am only living on the tree and I am not harming it.” squaked Beaky. “And since I am only a tree, I don’t care if she lives on me. Our kind of relationship is called commensalism.” commented Cookoo. “I kind of understand…but does Pockoh mind having Caleb jumping around her?” asked Rooven. “We canines do not like having fleas like Caleb climbing all over us and they can sometimes harm us, This kind of relationship is called parasitism.” Answered Pockoh. “Pablo, why can’t we be like George and the cod fish and the penguins? What type if relationship is that?” “Our relationship is called mutualism. Penguins eat the cod fish and I eat the penguins. I am happy because I get a snack, and the cod fish are happy because there is less penguins that can harm the cod fish. Does that make sense?” “Yes, thanks guys, I feel very smart now for a polar bear! Thank you…time to become the predator…and make Pablo my prey….” “uh oh.”

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