https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0 Producers, Consumers, & Decomposers en-us 2021-05-07 19:06:42 UTC 2025-10-07 16:08:30 UTC hello@padlet.com scoulter7 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1503777274 Write 3 observations & 3 questions.
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Rewatch the video if necessary.]]> 2021-05-07 19:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1503790217 scoulter7 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1503798150 The ants and acacia tree interact by . . . because . . . ]]> 2021-05-07 19:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1503798150 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513134767 Observations
1. I see the ants crawling all over the tree.
2. I see the hollow cavity, the ant uses for nesting.
3.  I see sort of red thorns all over the tree that the ants are near. 
Questions
1. How do ants make hollow cavities?
2. What do ants do with their stingers?
3. How does the tree produce the nectar?]]> 2021-05-11 13:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513134767 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513183916 Write 3 observations & 3 questions.
Observations
1.I can see the ants are all over the tree walking around
2.I also see the ants taking nectar from the tree
3.I see all the thorns, and eating from the tree

Questions
1.What do ants do with their stingers
2.How do they make the cavities
3.Where can you find this tree/plant]]> 2021-05-11 13:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513183916 2570585 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513184759 Observations
1.many ants crawling on the tree
2.i can see ants drinking from the tree
3.i see thorns

Questions
1.how can ants make the cavities?
2.how do ants know where to find this plant?
3.how long have ants been feeding from this tree?]]> 2021-05-11 13:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513184759 257008 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513188259 Write 3 observations & 3 questions.
Observations
1. you can see the little hollow cavities
2. i see ants crawling all over the thorns
3. i see the ants on little stems

Questions
1. How do the ants make the cavities?
2. what do the ants do with their stingers?
3. is the nectar from the tree the similar to other nectars from other trees? ]]> 2021-05-11 13:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513188259 257069 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513190753 Observations:
1.Groups of ants on the tree.
2.The ants feeding from the tree.
3.When the ants were eating the pinkish part of the tree some spots turned green.
Questions:
1.How do the ants make the hollow cavities?
2.How do the stingers help the ants?
3.How does the nectar help the ants?]]> 2021-05-11 13:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513190753 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513198731 observations 
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2. I see ants drinking nectar.
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questions 
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3.]]> 2021-05-11 13:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513198731 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513201257 Observations
1.
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3.]]> 2021-05-11 13:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513201257 6109541 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513201450 1. I see ants crawling all over the plant
2. I see ants drinking oils and nectar.
3. I see hollow cavities for the ants to nest in.

]]> 2021-05-11 13:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513201450 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513201971 1. The plant is filled with oils and proteins that bugs can feed on
2. The bugs can also drink the nectar out of the plant too.
3. They can use this plant for shelter and make larva.

Questions - 
1. They only mention ants, does any other bugs feed or go on this plant?
2. Where are Acacia trees located?
3.  How big are Acacia trees?]]> 2021-05-11 13:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513201971 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513203385 Observations
1.The hollow cavities from the ants
2.the ants crawling from the tree
3.Ants eating the tree

Questions
1.Is them taking over the tree bad for the population of the tree
2..Do any other insects take over those trees
3. Do ants take over any other trees]]> 2021-05-11 13:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513203385 2572161 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513204962 Observation
1.) Ants crawling on the tree
2.) The thorns of the tree
3.) Little hollows of cavities
Questions
1.) How do the ants make the cavities?
2.) How do the ants use their stingers?
3.) Does it benefit the tree in any way? ]]> 2021-05-11 13:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513204962 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513207224 Observations 
1. The ant colonies contain hundreds of their species 
2. the tree has tons of thorns 
3. The tree has small cavities 

Questions
1.]]> 2021-05-11 13:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513207224 257830 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513210744 questions
1. how can ants climb on a thorn bush
2. how can ants feed off of a tree?
3.]]> 2021-05-11 13:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513210744 609970 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513217629 1 see ants
2 theres ants crawling 
3 little hollow parts of thorn trees

1how many ants are there 
2]]> 2021-05-11 13:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513217629 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513354442 The Acacia tree interacts with the ants by producing nectar, and the nectar is what the ants drink. The tree gets energy from the sunlight, and the ants get their energy from the nectar that is in the tree. It also acts as a good shelter for ants, as they soon make hollow cavities that they nest in. ]]> 2021-05-11 13:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513354442 609970 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513357702 the ants and acacia interact by the ants taking the nectar that the tree produces to live the tree produces while the ants consume.]]> 2021-05-11 13:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513357702 257008 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513359021 The Acacia tree interacts with the ants by producing nectar for the ants to consume. ]]> 2021-05-11 13:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513359021 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513361690 The ants and acacia tree interact by the ants taking the nutrients out of the tree because the ants are consumers and the tree is a producer making the ants food]]> 2021-05-11 13:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513361690 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513362018 The ants and acacia tree interact by because the tree produces nectar which makes them producers, and the ants like that nectar so they go and try to consume it, which makes them consumers.]]> 2021-05-11 13:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513362018 257830 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513362307 The acacia tree interacts with ants by producing nectar because ants consume nectar.]]> 2021-05-11 13:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513362307 257069 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513362981 The ants and acacia tree interacted because the tree feeds the ants the nectar and nutrients it needs.]]> 2021-05-11 13:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513362981 2572161 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513363308 The acacia tree and ants interact by the acacia tree producing nectar because the ants consume the nectar.]]> 2021-05-11 13:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513363308 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513364887 The ants and acacia tree interact by the tree being a massive food source. The tree is a producer in this ecosystem while the ants are the consumers. ]]> 2021-05-11 13:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513364887 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513371550 The tree gives the ants food and shelter. They can also use it to make more ants.]]> 2021-05-11 13:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513371550 2570585 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513371703 the tree is a food source for the ants]]> 2021-05-11 13:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513371703 6109541 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513375146 The acacia tree is a producer and the ants are consumers so ants get there energy off of the acacia tree.]]> 2021-05-11 13:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513375146 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513379930 2021-05-11 13:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/dhbl5s8znhj68nx0/wish/1513379930