Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Plant/Animal Interaction


As time goes on, country sides are becoming less apparent. Human life is taking over wild animal's territory. Deer are know to eat really anything put in front of them. It is an increasing problem that deer get into person gardens and landscape to eat plants. This is very well caused because of the new suburbs created where their homes used to be.

Plant/Human interaction

 Plants and animals have a very important partnership. As discovered by Joseph Priestly, plants give off something that humans need to survive. We, has humans need oxygen to live. Plants need CO2 to survive. We work together because we each give off the opposite of what we need while taking in the other.

Economic (Wheat)

Wheat is a member of the grass family and provides more nourishment for more people worldwide than any other food. More foods are made from wheat than any other grain. 4 years ago, in the United states alone, 57 million tonnes of wheat were produced! This makes for many jobs and products, which is a huge help to our economy.

Economic (Cotton)

Cotton has in the past, present, and will in the future be have huge economic impact on our world. It provides many jobs. In 2008, cotton production provided 191, 405 jobs in the US alone. Cotton helps produce much of the world's clothing and clothes. 

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Economic (Cocoa)

Cocoa is a crop grown largely by smallholder farmers in the lowland tropics, including parts of Latin America, West Africa, and Indonesia. Worldwide, there are approximately 5-6 million cocoa farmers. Every year 3 million tons of it are produced. For the past 100 years, the demand for cocoa has steadily increased by 3% each year. This industry's current global market value of annual cocoa crop is $5.1 billion. In conclusion, the production of cocoa allows many jobs, products, and is a large income for the world.

Products from Cocoa:
-Cereals
-Chocolate
-Lotions and cosmetic items
-Liquor
-Powder




Thursday, October 7, 2010

Plant/Insect interaction

The pictures above represent a plant and insect interacting. Both bees and flowers benefit from this process. Just as bees depend on nectar and pollen for their continued existence, gardens depend on bees for their own survival. When bees fly from flower to flower, the pollen clings to them and is distributed to other flowers, thus encouraging flower growth.