Group One Predator-Prey

A relationship in which one animal (the predator) captures and feeds on another animal (the prey). This is called predation. Predators can affect the size of prey populations in a community and determine the places prey can live. Actor One: The Predator Actor Two: The Prey The Predator (A Ferocious Tiger!) will have to stalk the prey around the room. The prey (a gazelle) will be casually eating grass oblivious of any danger. Suddenly, the tiger will jump out (GASP!) and chase the gazelle around the room. The tiger will catch the gazelle and we will stop for a commercial break.

Group Two Herbivore-Plant

An interaction in which one animal (the herbivore) feeds on produces (such as plants). This is called herbivory. Herbivores can affect both the size and location of plant populations in a community and determine the places that certain plants can grow and survive. Actor One: The Plant-Eating Herbivore Actor Two: The Plant Your skit will have two parts. First, the plant will stand tall with your arms out, soaking in the imaginary sunshine. The herbivore will come over and start to eat the plant. First it will eat one arm (the plant will then put the arm behind its back) and then the other

arm, and then the plant will shrink as the herbivore continues to eat it. The second part is how the herbivores help the plants by spreading their seeds. As the herbivore eats the plant, the plants seeds get stuck to the herbivores skin. Then, when the herbivore walks on, the seeds fall off and grow into new plants. Use seed props and tape to help with this part.

Group Three Mutualism

A relationship between two species where they both benefit form the relationships (+/+). Actor One: The Sea Anemone Actor Two: The Clown fish (yes, like in finding Nemo) Actor Three (the artist will play this person): The fish looking for a tasty sea anemone snack. The sea anemone has poison stingers which help keep most predators away, but some still enjoy a tasty sea anemone snack. The clown fish live in the sea anemone. The stingers of the sea anemone provide the clown fish with a home to live in. In exchange, when a fish is looking for a sea anemone snack, the clown fish jumps out and scares it away. Both organisms benefit. The clown fish gets a home and the sea anemone is protected by the clown fish.

Group Four Parasitism

A relationship between two species in which one organism lives inside or on another organism and harms it (+/-). Actor One: The Host Actor Two: The Parasite

The host is the organism the parasite is stealing food and nutrients from. The host will be trying to eat a bag of cookies. Every time the host tries to put a cookie in his/her mouth, the parasite will snatch it away and eat it quickly. The hosts usually dont know they have a parasite, so as the host you will look very confused as to where the cookie went and then try again. The parasite will steal the cookie again. Repeat 4 times.

Group Five Commensalism

A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed (+/o) Actor One: The Benefiting Organism (a small bird) Actor Two: The Organism who is not bothered at all (gorilla)

As the gorilla you will be minding your own business, lumbering around and eating some fruit (imaginary). The small bird will come up behind you and pick at your back, eating off the small bugs that live there (also imaginary). As the bird, you will pretend to fly and hop around the room with the tweezers acting like you beak. Eventually you will come to rest next to the gorilla and start to eat the bugs off of his/her back. This bug eating does not harm or help the gorilla. So the gorilla will just move along like before totally unbothered by the hungry bird.

Group Six Competition

A relationship between two species in which they compete with each other for resources such as food, water, and territory (space). Actor One: Kangaroo Actor Two: Sheep Kangaroos and sheep compete for grass. Design your own skit that will show how kangaroos and sheep compete for the grass that they live on and eat.