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.