Our plant is affected by many factors, some abiotic and some biotic. The abiotic or nonliving factors are sun, watering, and weather. These 3 factors all affect growth and healthiness of our plant. For example, the amount of sunlight plays a huge role in how our plant will grow. Some biotic factors are animals that are eating our plant and worms affecting the soil quality. There could be insects feeding on plant leaves and affecting its health, also there could be worms making the soil have more nutrients for the plant to consume.
I know my plant is engaged in competition because the plant behind me is withering and doesn't look too good. I think this is because it is in the very back corner and my plant towers over it and gets way more sunlight. I feel like my plant is the winner because it is receiving more sunlight and doesn't have to worry about much other competition.
My plant is interacting a whole lot. It interacts with the soil when getting nitrates from it, it interacts with other organisms trying to consume it, and it interacts with Mr. Bursch when he turns on the hose to water it. The interaction of getting nitrates from the soil helps my plant stay healthy and get all the sugars and nutrients it needs to grow. When other organisms try and eat my plant they are engaging in herbivory, since they are a herbivore/omnivore that is consuming my plant. The organism here receives food/nutrients from my plant and my plant loses some nutrients and may have some holes in it or other feeding marks. And when Mr. Bursch waters it, he loses time and energy but my plant gains all the positive affects of water.
Evidence of ecological succession are the plants adapting to the new soil and some plants dying/some plants thriving.
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