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Interactions between plants and animals are often categorized as antagonistic or mutualistic. In many ways, this is a fair dichotomy, with the needs of the pair serving each other. The plant needs to be fertilized and the animal can offer that service. The problem arises when the herbivore or human spreads disease through the process of fertilization. Yet, most interactions between plants and humans rely on this mutualistic process. 4 references. jvPlntMA.rtf
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each other. The plant needs to be fertilized and the animal can offer that service. The problem arises when the herbivore or human spreads disease through the process of fertilization.
Yet, most interactions between plants and humans rely on this mutualistic process The student may want to note that the mutualistic process relies
on many factors wherein some interactions are antagonistic. Studies have shown that "Several biotic factors, such as age and size of individuals, density and spatiotemporal structure of populations, and the
general community context, have been outlined as determining the nature of interactions" (Zamora, 1999, 786). Therefore, it has been found that plants experience both antagonistic and mutualistic relationships between its
pollinators. As Zamora (1999) states, the antagonistic relationships are meant to protect the plant from the wrong type of pollinator and from disease, while the mutualistic relationships are meant to
provide pollination of the plant and its ongoing success. The problem is that certain pollinators spread disease as they pollinate, according to Zamora, and most plants, do not have the
appropriate level of protection. This can mean that the species can die out from disease. Since in many cases, only one pollinator is allowed to pollinate the plant, this can
mean that the pollinator is the cause of the plants demise. Other factors are also prevalent, specifically the bacteria that might be
antagonistic to plant and human survival. However, Holland, Davis, Moffitt, OLaughlin, Et al. (2000). Write that bacterium and microbes have a substantial role to play in assisting both plants and
animals. These mutualistic/symbiotic relationships are different from the feared Pathogenic bacteria that have devastating effects on crops and can cause human epidemics. Beneficial microorganisms are just as necessary to life
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