Symbiotic Relationships

3 interesting facts:

1.) Mutualism is a form of a symbiotic relationship where both of the organisms benefit.

2.) Commensalism is a form of a symbiotic relationship where one of the organisms benefit and the other is unaffected.

3.) Parasitism is a form of a symbiotic relationship where one of the organisms benefit and the other is harmed.

2 pieces of information i learned from another source:

1.) Neutralism is a form of a symbiotic relationship where neither of the organisms benefits or are harmed from the relationship.

2.) Competition is a form of a symbiotic relationship where neither of the organisms benefits.

My opinion:

My opinion on symbiotic relationships is that they are very important to the environment.  Certain Symbiotic relationships keep the organisms living and feed.  For example, human and pet cat would be mutualism because the human gives the cat a home and food.  The cat gives the human a friend. Without all the symbiotic relationships many animals would starve and die. 

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent591k/symiosis.html

Alternative Fuels: Retooled approach may make bio-based butanol more competitive with ehanol

Who: Agricultural Research Service chemical engineer Nasib Qureshi

What: A modified method of producing biobutanol could make the fuel more competitive with ethanol as a clean-burning alternative to gasoline

When: In 2003 the research began

Where: Article does not mention

Why: This is to help stop poluting the earth

My Opinion: My opinion on this article is that it is good information to know.  Biobutanol can be transported in existing pipelines, it can be mixed with gasoline or used alone in internal combustion engines, it's less corrosive, and it packs more energy per gallon than ethanal. A modified method of producing biobutanol could help with decreasing the amount of polution in the earth.  This is because it packs more energy per gallon than ethanal.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081031212844.htm