Unit 4 Lab Project Species

In this lab I will be listing 20 species that I might interact with on a typical day.

First is Humans-Homo Sapiens

Symbiotic, domesitcated, we love spending time with each other

Apricot- Prunus armeniaca, mutualistic, can be domesticated

We water the tree and benefit with eating the fuit produced, although an apricot tree can grow in the wild and survive

Horse- Equus Caballus, mutualistic/symbiotic, can be domesticated or wild we provide shelter and feed the horses and they provide us with transportation, we also offer each other companionship

Butterfly-Danaus Plexippus, commensal can be domesticated and used for polinating

Fly-Musca Domestica, commensal because they decompose

Angel's Trumpet Flower-Datura innoxia, can be domesticated cemmensal we take care and water flower and enjoy the presence of them and there scent

Peach- Prunus Persica, mutualistic, can be domesticated

we take care of trees by fertilizing and watering them and then we benefit from the fruit produced

Saguaro Cactus- carnegiea gigantea

commensal can be domesticated even though a lot of these cactus grow in the wild, we have started growing them for landscape purposes

Dog- Canis Lupis Familiaris, mutualistic/symbiotic, domesticated

we provide the dog food, water,and shelter and they provide us with there companionship

Dust mite- dermatophagagoides farinea, parasitic, not domesticated, feed off dead skin cells

Cat- Felis Catus, mutualistic, most domesticated

Cow- bovidae, commensal used for food, mostley domesticated

Chicken-gallus domesticus, commensal used for food, mostly domesticated

Fish- aquatic vertabrates, commensal used for food, some domesticated some not

Ant- solenopsis invicta, predation seed food dead or alive, not doemsticated

Cockroach- periplaneta americana, parasitic, not domesticated

Cricket- insecta, orthoptera, parasitic, not domesticated

Tomato- Solanum lycopersioum, mutualistic/symbiotic, used for food, domesticated

Roses- genus rosa, commensal, domesticated

Apples- malus domestica, mutualistic/symbiotic used for food, can be domesticated

Dandruff- pityriais capitis, commensal, not domesticated

Head lice- pediculosis capitis- parasitic, not domesticated