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.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Biogeochemical Cycles in Our Plants
Our plant has been growing for a decent amount of time and it has grown pretty big and the leaves are pretty large. The leaves seem to be larger than most of the plant, so that means it should be getting plenty of sun. There are 3 major biogeochemical cycles that are interacting with our plant. The cycles are the water cycle, the nitrogen cycles, and the carbon cycle. All of these cycles have different affects on the plants. They all help our plant germinate and stay healthy
The first cycle I am going to go over is the water cycle. The water cycle is a large part of why our plant is still healthy. As we know plants need water to survive just like everything else on earth and the way it gets water is from precipitation and the irrigation system in the garden. The water helps the plant draw nutrients from the soil and without water in the plant's soil they would droop. After the plant has used all the water it needs it releases the rest using transpiration, which is basically evaporation on the plants leaves.
Equally important is the carbon cycle. The carbon cycle involves photosynthesis. In photosynthesis the plant will take in atmospheric Co2 and convert it into sugars and carbohydrates to feed themselves. A byproduct of photosynthesis oxygen which is necessary for animal life. Plants have kept Co2 levels substantially lower because they use it to feed themselves constantly.
Finally there is the nitrogen cycle. Some say this is the most important part of plant growth. The plants take in nitrates from the soil through their roots. The soil get nitrates from decomposed organisms. Nitrogen is what keeps the plants healthy and green, if you see a plant that is yellowish and droopy, it probably is lacking nitrogen.
I hope now you can see the importance of all these cycles.
The first cycle I am going to go over is the water cycle. The water cycle is a large part of why our plant is still healthy. As we know plants need water to survive just like everything else on earth and the way it gets water is from precipitation and the irrigation system in the garden. The water helps the plant draw nutrients from the soil and without water in the plant's soil they would droop. After the plant has used all the water it needs it releases the rest using transpiration, which is basically evaporation on the plants leaves.
Equally important is the carbon cycle. The carbon cycle involves photosynthesis. In photosynthesis the plant will take in atmospheric Co2 and convert it into sugars and carbohydrates to feed themselves. A byproduct of photosynthesis oxygen which is necessary for animal life. Plants have kept Co2 levels substantially lower because they use it to feed themselves constantly.
Finally there is the nitrogen cycle. Some say this is the most important part of plant growth. The plants take in nitrates from the soil through their roots. The soil get nitrates from decomposed organisms. Nitrogen is what keeps the plants healthy and green, if you see a plant that is yellowish and droopy, it probably is lacking nitrogen.
I hope now you can see the importance of all these cycles.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Lab Report
"The Story of the Seed" Lab Report
Title Page: This is the lab that we performed on growing collard greens with different liquids by Nathan Ferrari, Elliot Hooper, Jack McCarthy, and Ethan Short on 8/22 - 9/14.
Introduction: We are testing which liquid, water, sparkling water, and ginger ale, will make the collard greens germinate the best. Our hypothesis is, if the Co2 and added ingredients affect the germination of the plants, then the water will germinate the best, followed by sparkling water, and ginger ale won’t germinate at all.We are trying to see if the Co2 in the sparkling water and ginger ale will affect the plant growth. Also the ginger ale has added flavors and ingredients, so that is another factor.
Materials: We used a 50 ml watering tool, 3 cups for our plants, 60 seeds(20 each cup), and the 3 liquids, water, sparkling water, and ginger ale.
Method: We put 10 seeds in each cup and water them with 20 mL of each liquid everyday. 1 watered with water, 1 with sparkling water, and 1 with ginger ale. After we water them, we put them under the lights at the same time. Then we just repeat everyday for around 22 days.
Results/Analysis: Our results were quite surprising. Our hypothesis was technically wrong. We assumed that the ginger ale wouldn’t grow at all and the sparkling water would, but not as good as the water. What happened was the sparkling water had the most seeds germinated, then water, and then ginger ale. The ginger ale didn’t grow the best, but still it did germinate. Next, the water had the tallest plant, followed by sparkling water, and then ginger ale. We decided to test both of these dependent variables so we could see what did better in which are vs just one area.
Graph:
Conclusion: In conclusion we discovered that the carbon dioxide didn’t affect the germination of these seeds as much as we thought it would. However, the added ingredients in the ginger ale did affect the germination as you can see by the graph. We could’ve improved this experiment by having more test like 2 cups of each seeds that were being watered specifically. Now with what I know I could test different flavors of soda to see which flavors affected the germination the most.
Sources: http://storyoftheseed.blogspot.com/ https://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-collards/
Thursday, September 7, 2017
My Autobiography
My name is Ethan Short and I used to live in Pittsburg, CA before I moved to San Jose in 5th grade. I have gardened before. My gardening experience was not very fun. My grandma knows a lot about gardening because she did mos of her landscaping at her house.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
My Autobiography
Hi my name is Jack McCarthy and I'm 14 years old. I was born in Oregon and moved to San Jose when I was 1 years old and have lived here ever since. My parents have lived in San Jose for the past 13 years.
I haven't gardened much since i was about 8-9 years old but when I did I liked to garden tomatoes and potatoes. When I was really young and sometimes today I really liked cooking. I liked to cook pasta, chicken, steak, and I liked to bake cookies ad brownies too. I loved to garden and cook with my mom and i loved eating my tomatoes and boiling my potatoes to put into my meals like mashed potatoes. I have never been super interested gardening but when I do garden to help out my mom it seems pretty interesting and fun. I know somewhat about plants but, I would like to learn more and after or during the project maybe I will study plants like the collard greens!
I haven't gardened much since i was about 8-9 years old but when I did I liked to garden tomatoes and potatoes. When I was really young and sometimes today I really liked cooking. I liked to cook pasta, chicken, steak, and I liked to bake cookies ad brownies too. I loved to garden and cook with my mom and i loved eating my tomatoes and boiling my potatoes to put into my meals like mashed potatoes. I have never been super interested gardening but when I do garden to help out my mom it seems pretty interesting and fun. I know somewhat about plants but, I would like to learn more and after or during the project maybe I will study plants like the collard greens!
My Autobiography
Hi my name is Nathan Ferrari. I go to WGHS and I enjoy playing basketball. I am 14 years old and a freshman. I like Science class and Math class.
I have had some gardening experiences before, my grandmother owned a garden and we would go and check on it everyday I was there. She grew all types of plants such ass, tomatoes, collard greens, broccoli, and mint. I always looked forward to checking on the plants that I planted. I don't cook much, but my mom does. She gets the produce in the mail and then prepares it herself. I always ask what is in it because there are so many good flavors. I would like to have more gardening experience with my grandma because it would be a lot of fun.
I have had some gardening experiences before, my grandmother owned a garden and we would go and check on it everyday I was there. She grew all types of plants such ass, tomatoes, collard greens, broccoli, and mint. I always looked forward to checking on the plants that I planted. I don't cook much, but my mom does. She gets the produce in the mail and then prepares it herself. I always ask what is in it because there are so many good flavors. I would like to have more gardening experience with my grandma because it would be a lot of fun.
My Autobiography
Hello, my name is Elliot Hooper, I live and have lived in San Jose my whole life. I am 14 years old, and I go to Willow Glen High School and am a freshman. My favorite classes are science and English.
I have had some experiences with gardening before. I loved planting tomatoes, watering them, and then eating them when they were ready. I mostly did that when I was younger with my mom and grandma. I also still grow tomatoes in my backyard even today. My grandma and mom have showed me taught me how to garden properly and it was pretty fun. I enjoy gardening with plants, vegetables, and fruits. My favorite fruits are watermelon, grapes, and tomatoes.
I have had some experiences with gardening before. I loved planting tomatoes, watering them, and then eating them when they were ready. I mostly did that when I was younger with my mom and grandma. I also still grow tomatoes in my backyard even today. My grandma and mom have showed me taught me how to garden properly and it was pretty fun. I enjoy gardening with plants, vegetables, and fruits. My favorite fruits are watermelon, grapes, and tomatoes.
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