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Competitive Ecology (6 Oct. 2011)

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Chaos ensues when the Study Group tries to divide itself up into biology lab partners, and Chang appoints himself security "detective," and tries to solve a mystery that is only in his head.

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As the study group sets to work on their first big assignment in biology - a terrarium - they are driven to distraction over how they should pair off to do their project. Elsewhere on campus, Chang patrols the school grounds looking for signs of trouble and imagines himself in a noir detective mystery. Written by NBC Publicity

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Jeff suggests each person rank their preferred lab partner from 1 to 8. Since there are eight people, the lists should be ranked 1 to 7 since no one can be their own lab partner. See more »

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Vicki: And then eventually, the caterpillar emerges from its cocoon and then...
Magnitude: Pop pop!
[the class bursts out laughing]
Professor Marshall Kane: Nice work, you two. You know they're laughing at you, right?
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