DOL 2-9-2024 4.7C Class 1

Imagine you had to wash dishes after dinner. It would probably go faster if someone could dry the dishes for you. (paragraph 1)

The sea anemone has tentacles (TEN-tuh-kulz), which are like long, thin arms. (paragraph 2)

The clown fish and the sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) work together in their ocean home. (paragraph 2)

The remora, a tiny fish, grabs onto the shark’s skin. This does not hurt the shark… (paragraph 4)

The shrimp digs a hole in the sand, and the goby fish and the shrimp then live in that hole. (paragraph 3)

If a big fish is nearby, the goby touches the shrimp with its tail; a signal tells the shrimp to go back inside the hole. (paragraph 3)

Even sharks have helpers. The remora, a tiny fish, grabs onto the shark’s skin. (paragraph 4)

In turn, the shark helps keep the remora safe from bigger animals. (paragraph 4)

The shark gets its teeth cleaned, and the remora gets a nice meal. (paragraph 4)

The clown fish makes its home among the anemone’s tentacles.

The clown fish helps the anemone, too, by cleaning the anemone.

If a bigger fish tries to attack the clown fish, then the clown fish can hide in the tentacles.

The clown fish, has a coating on its body that keeps it safe.

The shrimp digs a hole in the sand, and the goby fish and the shrimp then live in that hole.

The shrimp may find itself in peril when it is outside the hole because it does not see very well.

When the shrimp is outside its home, the goby fish helps keep the shrimp safe.

If a big fish is nearby, the goby touches the shrimp with its tail; a signal tells the shrimp to go back inside the hole.

Remoras clean the shark’s mouth, but the shark does not eat them, it protects them from bigger animals.

Sea anemones use their tentacles to catch food that might swim by.

The shrimp digs a hole in the sand for itself and a goby fish. The goby fish helps keep the shrimp safe.

The clown fish, has a coating on its body that keeps it safe.