*Current Event Blog 2*

Technology increases electrical items, making them more advanced. For example, televisions, computers, and especially cellular devices, such as phones. These days, cellular communicating devices can hold information like contacts, messages, pictures, ring tones, even Internet, plus so much more. Now scientist are saying in the future, cell phones will have features that can do many things. Like, they will have environmental monitoring systems. This means that it can tell you if you are getting enough exercise and if you can do more to make the planet friendlier and/or healthier. This small handheld phone will soon also be able to tell if a sick relative leaves on a hot object, such as the stove, or leaves the house. Cellular phones will be able to do this because scientist now have a computer that can interact and can sense with specific parts of the environment. Scientists then can then transfer the computer type technology into the phone which will then be able to do environmental monitoring. In the end, we never know what science will come out with next.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=6334363&page=1

*Symbiotic Relationships Blog*

Lately in class, we have been learning about symbiotic relationships. A symbiotic relationship is when two biotic organisms interact. There are three variations of categories symbiotic relationships can be grouped into. For example, mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism. Mutualism is when both organisms involved benefit from the situation. Parasitism is when one organism benefits while the other is harmed in the situation. Commensalism is when one organism benefits in the matter while the other organism is not affected or harmed. An example of mutualism could be a honey bee on a flower, where both organisms benefit. An example of parasitism is flees on a dog, which the flee benefits from while the dog is harmed. Last, an example of commensalism can be represented by moss on a maple tree, in which the one organism benefits while the other is not harmed. Furthermore, symbiotic relationships are many places and can be found almost anywhere.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis