Commensalism

This picture shows commensalism because the sun is beaming down on the plant giving it sunlight, which helps the organism survive. Without the sunlight the plant would die. So one of the species is benefitting while the other is neither benefitting nor being harmed.

Biotic Limiting Factor

This is a biotic limiting factor because this plant gives the butterfly in the picture a source of food. Also this butterfly is a factor because it gives food to another source. Although, these flowers are a factor to more then just this butterfly. So the flower and butterfly in this picture are both biotic limiting factors.

Science Project: Tornadoes

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Fish Fear Their Own Reflections

By: LiveScience Staff

Some fish get scared when looking at themselves in a mirror study finds. They are more afraid of their own reflection then another fish separating them by glass. But whether its a reflection or a real fish the first physical instinct is the same which is to fight. Researchers experimented by putting fish together but separating them with glass and then replacing it with a mirror. Which resulted in attempting to fight or giving gestures towards fighting. Although the type of fighting the fish were doing was not like usual, it was different usually they bite each other one after another but with this instance they did not act the same way. In my opinion the way the fish are acting is very interesting for they do not realize they don't have full contact with their opponent especially when its their own reflection.

I got this information from:http://www.livescience.com/animals/fish-intelligence-fear.html

Lit. Poems

"The Book Thief"
Dreams
Quiet, calm
Hoping, wondering, searching
Happiness, wanting, safe, happiness
Wishing, tranquilizing, wanting
Live, love
Peace.

"The Brave One"
Max
Brave, loving, caring
Who loves to make Liesel happy
Who feels grateful about Hans, Rosa, and Liesel
Who needs hope
Who shares nightmares with Liesel
Who fears loneliness
Who'd like to see the outside
Who ends up alive

Extra Credit #2

A TV show that I watched that connects to science is survivor. This show is connected to science because the contestants have to figure out how to contain a fire, make and get food and both of these have to do with science. These have to do with science because in order to make fire you have to know the things to do to make one and those involve science. Also making and getting food involves science because if you want to know where to hunt you have to know where the animals habitats are and how to control them in their environments. Then to cook you also need the knowledge within science. So that is how the TV show survivor connects to science.

Top 5 Reasons Why People Go Bankrupt

By: Mark P. Cussen

The most common causes of bankrupt are from medical expenses, job loss, poor/excess use of credit, divorce/separation, and unexpected expenses. First, medical expenses cause bankrupt for the reason that if an illness or injury comes along it costs so much money that it blows out savings, education funds, etc.. Even if it doesn't blow them out it will decrease you amount of money tremendously. Second, job loss, whether being laid off from a job or quitting it still is devastating. Also by loosing your job your loosing insurance's which causes even more problems, and will bring you further into bankruptcy . Next, poor/excess use of credit, people, not all, can not control their spending. Some things that can eventually spiral out of control would be credit card bills, installment debt, car and other loan payments, until finally the the person can not reach the payment cost. Then its divorce/separation. divorce/separation causes several problems for both partners. There are legal fees, marital assets, child support and or alimony, then keeping your own household after they have split. Meanwhile the legal costs alone are expensive. Last, unexpected expenses, there is loss of property due to theft or casualty, such as earthquakes, floods, tornadoes etc. and if the owner is not insured it can lead to bankruptcy. So there are many reasons for bankruptcy. In my opinion all of these reasons are accurate. They all make sense to why it would cause bankruptcy and i believe they do and are the top five reasons.

I found my information from:http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/109143/top-5-reasons-why-people-go-bankrupt?mod=bb-checking_savings