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Ants and the tree interacts by the tree feeding the ants nectar and the ants protect the tree from pests and other insects that might hurt the tree.

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Ants and the tree interacts by the tree feeding the ants nectar and the ants protect the tree from pests and other insects that might hurt the tree.

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Ants are consumers because they consume off of the nectar Acacia Trees produce.

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the plant is a producer and the ants use the plant for food and shelter.

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Ants are consuming because they eat another things.

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Ants are consumers because they eat other living things. The acacia tree is a producer because it makes it's own food.

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Ants are consumers while the trees are producers. They consume the nectar from the tree.

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The ants consume the tree while the tree produces for the ants.

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The ants and acacia tree interact because the ants consume the nectar that the Acacia tree produces.

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The ants are consumers which consume the nectar from the acacia that produce nectar for the ants.

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Obv
1.ants are attracted to the acacia tree
2.ants nest larvi for the next generation
3.they eat and drink on that tree
Questions
1.why do ants go on that tree
2. how is that tree different than any other tree
3.are the thorns poisonous

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Observations
1 The ants are living in the tree.
2 They are drinking the nectar.
3 The tree produces nectar.
Questions
1 Why do ants drink the nectar?
2 Is it good for the ants to drink that?
3. The ants live in the trees

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Observations
1. the ants live in trees
2. the plant is not harmed the plant has hollow thorns.
3. there are specific places filled with nectar for the ants.

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Observations:
1. The ants drink the nectar
2. The ants bite in to the large thorns of the tree
3. They nest in hollow cavities
Questions:
1. What would have happened if the trees population would have started to decrease?
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1. The ants come in groups when feeding on the trees.
2. They don't seem to mind the huge thorns of the tree.
3. The ants seem like Fire Ants.

1. What causes the ants to feed on the trees?
2. Do they bring some nutrients to the Queen?
3.

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Questions
1. Why do ants need nectar to survive?
2. How do trees have the capeabillity to produce nectar and protein to ants?
Observations
1.The ants live in the trees
2.They nest in the branches.
3.They drink the nectar

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Observations
1. Ants live off of nectar from Acacia trees.
2. Acacia trees produce nectar.
3.
Questions
1. Can the nectar Ants consume only come from Acacia trees.
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Observations
1. They took the nectar from tree and fed it to the larva
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Questions
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Observation
1. Acacia Trees have nectar so the ants can drink from it
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Observation
1. The Acacia tree has pointy thorns
2. It look like it is a fire ants
3. Inside the thorns have nectar that gives ant the food
Question:
1. How do the thorns produce nectar?
2. What is inside the nectar that is good for the ants?
3. Why does the ants go to the Acacia tree but not any other?

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Questions
1. Why do ants need nectar to survive?
2. Why do trees have structures to produce nectar and protein to ants?
Observations
1. The ants suck nectar from small structures in the trees.
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Observations
1 The ants are living in the tree.
2 They are drinking the nectar.
3 The tree produces nectar.
Questions
1 Why the ants drink the nectar?
2 Is it good for the ants to drink that?
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Observations
1. The ants live in the tree
2.  The tree and the ants have a symbiotic relationship.
3. The tree produces nectar for the ants.

Questions
1. Why does the tree produce nectar for the ants.
2. Whats do the ants do for the tree.
3.  Whys do the ants hollow out the thorns.

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observations
1.The ants live in the trees
2.They nest in the branches.
3.they drink the nectar
Questions
1.why are they attracted to the trees
2.how does a regular tree differ from an Acacia tree
3.How does the nectar help the Ants.

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Watch the video of ants on an acacia tree.

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Watch the video of ants on an acacia tree.

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Write 3 observations & 3 questions.
Observations
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Questions
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The ants and acacia tree interact by . . . because . . .

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The tree is a producer and the ants are consumers.  

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The tree is a producer and the ants are consumers.  

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How and why do the ants and acacia tree interact with each other?
Rewatch the video if necessary.

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Complete the worksheet in Google Classroom Lesson 5 using the resources provided.

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Complete the worksheet in Google Classroom Lesson 5 using the resources provided.