Final Lab

This final lab will list 20 species that i will interact with on any given day.

1.Fire Ant- Solenopisis invicta. Predation since they seek out food that is alive or dead.

2.Dog- Canis Lupos Familiarias. Mutualism because we both benefit but i have the overall advantage

3.Cat- Felis catus. Tricky because cats are predators, we both benefit with the attention given and received.

4.Hamster- sub family Cricetinae. Commensal, because my kids and the hamsters both benefit from one another.

5.earthworm- phylum annelida. Mutualism because the worm decomposes sediment.

6.horse-equus caballus- Mutualism for humans and horse because they provide labor uses and relaxation to humans.

7.house fly- musca domestica- Commensal because fly help to decompose organics, but they can make us ill.

8.quail-phasianidae or in the family odontophoridae- Symbiotic since they provide food and help keep insects in check.

9.rabbit- leporide, cotton tail genus sylvilagus- Symbiotic- mutually benefit as food source and helps with foolige.

10.plum- genus prunus, family rosaceae- Symbiotic since it is a food source and a source for pollination.

11.Russian sage- Perovskia atriplicifolia. Commensal since the bees use the pollination for many things in our eco-system.

12.rose plant- genus rosa, family Rosaceae. Same as the sage, Commensal

13.cheery tree- genus prunus, family rosaceae-Symbiotic due to food source and the pollen production.

14.grape vine- vitus, vitaceae. Predation, because its vines "choke" out any shrubs near it.

15. Spaghetti squash- cucurbitapepo, i find the interesting because out of the fruits and vegetables at my house, this is the only one that is an American native. Predation because of its aggresive vines.

16.tomato- solanum lycopersicum. Symbiotic because we benefit from the plant and it benefits from our "up-keep"

17.cattle- bovines. Parasitic, because they eat plants and then we eat them.

18.Corn/Maize- family poacea, genus Zea

19.wheat- family poaceae, sub-pooideae, genus triticum. Mutualsim since wheat grows and produce food we farm it then harvest it.

20.cricket- insecta, orthoptera, gryllidae. Parasitic to foliage but used as a food source in some countries.