Tongue-dwelling bacteria (different types labeled with different colors) form a thick film around a human tongue cell (gray structure at center).
S. Wilbert et al/Cell Reports 2020
In this guide, students will learn about bacterial communities on the human tongue and use existing knowledge of interspecific interactions to create metaphors about relationships in the students’ own communities. In an activity, students will practice note-taking and summarizing skills.
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