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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 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.

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The ants and acacia tree interact by . . . because . . .

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Observation:

1. The ants crowd around the thorns of the acacia tree.

2. The ants have stinger.

3. The thorns are hollow inside.

Questions:

1. Why are acacia tress different?

2. Why are the thorns hollow?

3. Are there other trees like the acacia trees?

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Observations:
1. The tree has hollow thorns.
2. The ants puncture the thorns with their stingers.
3. The ants take the juices from the thorns.

Questions:
1. Why do acacia trees have thorns?
2. Why do the ants want the juices?
3. How do the ants tell each other what to do?

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Observations:
1. The ants have stingers
2. The tree thorns are hallow
3. The ants use the hollow thorn to nest

Questions:
1. Do stinging ants only use acacia trees?
2. Why do acacia trees have thorns?
3. Do other animals use the acacia trees?

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Observations:
1: The ants climb all around upside down too.
2: The ants puncture the thorns.
3: I see the acacia branches.
Questions:
1: What causes the acacia thorns to develop?
2: Additionally, why are they there?
3: Could ants do this to any tree? Or just acacia?

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Observations:
1. There are many ants on the tree together.
2. The ant nest in the hollow thorns.
3. These ants have stingers.

Questions:
1. how did the ants create the holes  in the acacia tree?
2. How are the thorns helpful to the ants?
3. How do the ants stingers help them?

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Observations
1. The ants hollow the thorns
2. There are many ants on one tree
3. The ants use the nutrients from the tree to survive

Questions
1. How do the ants hollow the thorns?
2. What in the tree do the ants want (besides nutrients)?
3. How many ants does it take to hollow all the thorns on a tree?

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Observations:
1. The ants are clustering all around one spot of the acacia tree.
2. The ants only damage the parts of the tree they need to survive.
3. The ants have stingers on their backsides.

Questions:
1. Do other animals have a relationship similar to the one the ants and acacia tree have?
2. Why does the acacia tree have thorns?
3. Is the acacia tree also important to other animals in the ants' ecosystem?

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Observations
1. There's many ants surrounding that one spot.
2. The ants hollow the thorns on the tree.
3. The ants use the hollowed thorns to lay eggs.
Questions
1. Are acacia trees the only trees with the special oils and proteins?
2. Are the powerful stingers a result of the special nutrients from the tree?
3. Do other animals do something similar with acacia trees?

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Observations:
1.  There are stingers on the ants.
2.  The ants have a strong bite, as it can make holes in torns.
3.  The ants can climb the tree.

Questions:
1.  Are there other insects that interact with the tree?
2.  Are there other places the ants can lay there eggs?
3. Where else can these ants get the nectar, or is it only from this specific tree?

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Observations:
1. I notice that the ants are getting proteins from the acacia tree .
2. I notice the stinging ants.
3. The tree is helping the ants in a way fo getting food.

Questions:
1. I wonder how the ants work together to get proteins from the tree?
2. I wonder if the ants are helping the tree in anyway?
3. Are the ants main food source from the acacia tree?

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Observations
1.  I see that the ant is climbing on the plant.
2. I see the plant itself.
3. I see the ants eating the plants.

Questions
1. Why do the ants drink he nectar?
2. How does the tree fill with protein?

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Observations
1. The ants have stingers
2. The tree horns are hollow
3. The ants get nectar from the tree thorns
Questions
1. Why does the tree have thorns?
2. Are there other trees that have the same quality of the acacia trees (thorns)?
3. Are stinging ants the only organism that uses the nectar from the trees thorns?

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Observations:
1. The hollow thorns in the trees provide shelter for stinging ants.
2. The ants depend on the tree for food like nectar, oils, and proteins in addition to the shelter.
3. The ants have powerful stingers.
Questions:
1. Does the tree rely on the ants as well?
2. What causes the tree to produce this food for the ants?
3. Is the acacia the only type of tree that provides this for the ants?

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Observations
1. The thorns are hollow, allowing the ants to raise their larva in them.
2. The tree serves as a shelter and food source for the ants.
3. The ants have stingers, they are used to puncture the tree's thorns.
Questions
1. Will the ants have competition for the tree's resources?
2. Why do acacia tree's have thorns on them?
3. Must it be an acacia tree that the ants inhabit?

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Observations
1.  The ants crawl into the holes in the thorns of the trees to raise their babies.
2. The ants drink the sap in the tree
3. The tree has large thorns.
Questions
1. Does the sap in the tree affect the ant population? Will they die if they eat too much or too little?
2. Did the tree and the ant evolve together or did the ants just happen to find a tree that suited their needs?
3. Do other species live in the Acacia tree?

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Observations
1. The thorns are hollow
2. There are many ants surrounding the tree
3. The ants have stingers

Questions
1. What is the purpose of the hollow thorns?
2. How do the ants communicate amongst each other?
3. How many ants emerge from their nesting place once they are grown and ready to go out into the world?

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Observations:
1. Ants build nests inside the hollow thorns.
2. Ants have stingers to pierce the thorns.
3. These thorns are bright red and thick.
Questions:
1. Why can you only find these ants on acacia trees?
2. Do the ants only get food from the thorns of these trees?
3. Why do the thorns appear to be thick and red?

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Observations:
1. Acacia trees have nectar
2. Ants bite holes in the thorns
3. The ants raise larvae in the holes

Questions:
1. How long does the process take?
2. What other animals live there?
3. Why do the ants lay eggs in such a small place?

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Observations
1. ants
2. the ant have stingers
3. The thorns are holllow

Questions
1. Why do the ants drink the nectar?
2. Why are the ants clumping around the thorns on the tree?
3. Why do acacia trees have thorns in the first place?

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Observations:
1. The tree horns are hollow
2. The ants have stingers
3. The ants drink the sap from the tree
Questions:
1. Why do the ants have stingers?
2. How does the tree produce this sap?
3. Do other insects try to take over this tree?

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Observations:
1. Ants
2. The thorns are hollow
3. The ants have stingers
Questions:
1. Why do the ants have stingers?
2. Why do the ants lay their eggs there?
3. Why does the tree have thorns.

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1. Ants
2. tree thorns
3. Ants have stingers

1. why do the trees have sap?
2. Are the ants dependent on these trees?
3. why do the trees have thorns?

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The ants and acacia tree interact with each other by the ants feeding on the tree's nectar and special structures because the ants need the nutrients the tree provides to survive.

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The ants and acacia tree interact by the ants crawling on them and using the trees for food because they need the nutrients and the nectar from the tree's thorns.

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The ants and acacia tree interact with each other because the ants use the nutrients in the tree to survive.

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The ants and acacia tree interact by the ants climbing on the tree as well was nesting in the hallow thorns. The trees also provide nectar for the ant to feast on.

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The ants and acacia tree interact with each other because the tree provides protein for the ants and then provides a place for the ants to lay their eggs in.

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The ants and acacia tree interact by the tree serving as a food source for the ants and the ants using the tree to nest ant eggs because living things can't survive on their own. The tree provides the ants with resources, and the ants don't harm the tree, they probably defend it from herbivores that will.

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The ants and acacia trees interact by the ants feasting on the tree. They hollows the thorns and they get nutrients from the tree. They interact with each other because the ants need something to survive and feast off of. The tree has everything for the ants.

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The ants and acacia tree interact by the tree's hollow thorns and nectar being used by the ants as food and shelter because the ants need these things to survive and raise more ants.

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The ants use the nectar from the acacia tree to get energy. They also use it for shelter by nesting in it.

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The ants and acacia tree interact by ants feeding on the oils and nectar from the thorns.

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They interact each other by the ants eating the nectar and going inside the thorns. They interact because the ants need this nectar to live.

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The acacia trees contain protein and produces nectar. The ants eat the protein and nectar, they also make nests in the hollow thorns of the acacia trees.

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They interact with each other when the ants feast on the tree.

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The ants interact with the acacia tree by using the tree as a way to get food by eating the nectar and going inside the thorns.  They also use it as a place to lay their eggs.

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The ants and the acacia tree interact with each other with the ants eating the nectar from the tree and using its thorns to lay their eggs.

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The ants and the acacia tree interact with each other when the ants drink the trees nectar and crawl inside of its thorns.

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The ants get nectar and a place to lay their eggs from the trees.  This interaction is so the ants can get energy and to keep their population growing.

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The ants and the acacia tree interact because the ants get nutrients from the tree and raise their young in it.

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The ants and the trees interact with each other because the ants need the trees as a food source and a habitat for their young.

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The acacia tree and ants interact by the tree giving the ants nectar and the ants using the tree for shelter.

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The ants get nutrients from the acacia tree.

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The ants and the trees interact with each other because the ants get the nutrients from the inside of the tree, and the tree gets energy from the sun, providing the ants with more nutrients to eat.