NGSS · Life Science · Grades 6–8 (Middle School)

MS-LS2-2 Ecosystem Interactions

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Kentucky 6-LS2-2 uses the same wording.

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Science Unlocked lesson set Open Wide A grouper is a big fish that gulps smaller fish whole. Yet it opens wide, lets a tiny cleaner wrasse swim right into its mouth, and then lets it go. Why doesn’t the grouper eat it, and where else should we expect the same pattern? 1 week · $3.00 · Grades 6–8 See what’s inside
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