Plant Status Update #4

Some abiotic factors that our plants depends on are the temperature and soil quality. The temperature affects our plants because if it is too cold then our plant would struggle to grow. The soil quality also affects our plants because if the soil is not fertile, then our plants would not grow. My plants are competing against the other plants around it for sunlight and water. I know they are competing because they all get the same amount of water and sunlight but some plants take the resources away from each other which causes competition. Sometimes winners and losers are not apparent because the plants seem to be growing normally. Our plants are involved in commonalism because insects feed off of them. This might harm the plant a bit and seem like parasitism but they might also benefit from the insects being there. Secondary succession is shown in the garden because the left over plants in the soil gives a way for life to begin.

Plant Status Update #2

Our beans are showing progress. They have made lots of growth even with competition around them. The plants getting sun energy through photosynthesis and is then passed over to the consumer when eaten. Our beans are producers and would be the bottom of an ecological pyramid diagram. I would place them at the bottom because other organisms eat them but they do not eat other organisms.

Plant Status Update #3

     Our beans are still developing very well. They have flowers blooming which means new beans will be made. Our plants take water from the soil through their roots and send it throughout the plant. The plants saves up the water and uses it for transpiration where water vapor is released into the atmosphere. Our plants look healthy because of the water they stored and the result of transpiration keeping it cool to prevent it from getting to hot. Our plants take carbon from the air and begin photosynthesis. The plants are consumed by organisms who use the carbon in their bodies to help them survive. Decomposers make deposition in the in the soil and get carbon from fossils or fossil fuels that remain in the earth. Our plants also look healthy of the carbon cycle. This takes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and puts it through photosynthesis which gives the plants their lively green color and help them maintain their health. Our plants also play a role in the nitrogen cycle because of nitrification which involves nitrogen fixation. For example ammonia and decayed material in the soil affect our plants. Also denitrification is the release of the nitrogen into the atmosphere which our plants do. In conclusion, our plants are a big part to the atmosphere and environment around them.

Plant Update 3

Our bean plants are continuing to grow and develop. They recently had some flowers bloom which means new beans may come soon. Our plants absorb water from the soil and distributes it throughout the plant. The plant saves up this material to use to cool off later in the process of transpiration in which water vapor is released into the atmosphere. Our plant looks healthy as a result of the movement of water in the biosphere because it did not over heat as it used transpiration to cool itself off. Our plants take carbon from the air to preform photosynthesis. The plants are eaten by animals who consume the carbon to help their bodies. The plants also decompose to make deposition in the earth where fossil fuels or carbonate rocks are then formed. Our plant also looks healthy as a result of the carbon cycle because it is taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and is putting it through the process of photosynthesis giving it its vibrant green color. Our plants take up nitrogen from fertilizer, ammonia (NH3) from the earth, and nitrate ions (NO3-) and nitrite (NO2-) from the soil.

Plant Update #3

Our plant looks about the same as last week.  The only big change is that flowers have grown on our plant, and the flowers weren't there last time.

When our plants are watered every week, or when water evaporates from the air into the soil, the plant uptakes the water that is absorbed in the soil, and distributes it throughout the stem and the leaves.  Then, transpiration, which is when water vapor is released into the air, takes place. Therefore, the plant grew more.

The plant took carbon from the air to perform photosynthesis. The plants are eaten by animals, which consume the carbon to help their bodies.  They also decompose to make deposition in the earth, and then fossil fuel is formed.  Therefore, the plant can grow properly.

The plants, who are producers, uptake nitrogen from the fertilizer in the soil in order to help them grow.  Producers can use use nitrogen to make proteins.  Then, consumers eat the producers and reuse the nitrogen to make their own proteins. Therefore, nitrogen is essential to the growth of the plant.

Plant Update 2

Our beans are doing well. They have made steady growth even with the new competition growing up around them. The plants are gathering energy, through the process of photosynthesis, which is then partially passed on to the consumer when eaten. Our beans are producers and would be the base level of an ecological pyramid diagram. I would place them there because other organisms feed on them but they do not feed on other organisms.

Plant Update #2

After another 2 weeks of steady growth, we found that our plant had grown a little taller.  There was no significant changes, but it seemed to be adapting well to the environment.  I would say that our plant is a producer on the ecological pyramid, because it takes in energy from the sun, and also produces energy.

Plant Update 3

I've been looking at my plant and it's getting bigger and bigger every time I look at it. This time it has a flower growing out of it. It's a pretty little white flower.