Ecosystems: Biodiversity & Endangerment

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Day 4: Symbiotic Relationships Commensalism, Mutualism, & Parasitism

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Spider-Man 3: WRITING ACTIVITY

Analyzing Cause & Effect for Symbiote Classification
Directions: Based on your cause/effect graphic organizer analysis,
classify the interaction between Peter Parker and the black symbiote
into one of the three symbiotic relationships:

Commensalism

Mutualism

Parasitism
Link specific characteristics of your chosen relationship (based on your
knowledge learned in science class) with specific text details from the
movie clips. Use your cause/effect graphic organizer as a source for text
details. Be sure to discuss how the black substance and Parker benefits,
is harmed, or is unaffected by the relationship. In several concluding
sentences, hypothesize why Marvel Comic alluded only to the umbrella
term and not a specific relationship when naming their symbiote.
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