Desert+Fiction

This is our desert fiction page. The story was made by all three of us. We hope you enjoy the story, and the rest of the information located in our Biome (links for other pages in our biome on the bottom of this page).

Once upon a time in the Sahara desert there was a sick camel. This camel had bacteria in him. The camel's name is Carlos and he had this bacteria called streptococcas and in the troat. You are supposed to have streptococcas in your throat, but this camel had too much of it. This certain type of problem is called parasatism. On his way to an oasis he spotted a gila monster chasing a gecko. The gila monster finally caught the gecko and ate it. Carlos found out that this type of problem is called predator vs pray. He started his journey again. Then he came across a rock sitting on the ground with desert varnish on it. Carlos soon found out that this was commensalism. Then a big horned sheep came out of nowhere. He was searching for vegitation to eat. He came across a barrel cactus and bent down to eat it. He took a big bite and harmed the cactus and himself.

Words you may not know Parasatism - the relationship between two organisms in which one organism, called a parasite, lives to the detrinent or harm of the other called the host.

Predator- A consumer that hunts or captures live animals as food sources.

Prey- An animal that is hunted or captured and eaten by a predator.

Commensalism- A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits from the relationship, while the other neither benefits from nor is harmed by the relationship. Mutualism- A relationship between organisms in which both organisms benefit from the relationship.

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