blog post 6

Today i went to the garden and i saw that it is growing. There is sunflower growing beside my plant which is providing some shade. There are lots of new leaves, but there are also some holes in the leaves. Because it has new leaves, I know the plant has grown. This means the plant is making more new cells. The plant's cells are rapidly dividing through mitosis. Most of this growth occurs at the plant's roots because that is where the plant soaks up nutrients from the dirt. The plant is also growing through photosynthesis because it is collecting a lot of carbon dioxide from the cars in the parking lot and turning it into oxygen and carbohydrates. Photosynthesis happens mostly in the plant's leaves. Sunlight hits the leaves and turns it into food in the plant leaves. Because the plant is bigger, we can say that it is adding biomass.

Enzymes help my plant because they play an important part in photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide combines with certain enzymes to make the plant's carbohydrates. Enzymes are also involved in respiration and the formation of ATP. 

 

blog post #6 [ how does your garden change ]

1. Our groups' plant is growing and adding biomass because of the photosynthesis cycle it is going through, plus, its respiration level increases as the plant grows in biomass.

blog post #5

The plant is alive because if you don't water it, it will not grow and living things are affected by their surroundings.

blog post #4

1. Some abiotic factors that help with the survival of our plants are worms, to break down the soil. And butterflies / bees to transport honey and nutrients.
2. They are competing against the other plants in the garden, and I know that they are in competition because all the plants want to grow big.
3. The "loses" are the plants who aren't getting enough sun and water to survive, while on the other hand, the winners are the ones who're getting the most sunlight and water.
4. Some other interactions are the fact that some plants are in front others, so the ones that are in the front row are consuming all the sun.
5. It is primary succession because the soil was already broken down.

blog post #3

1. Ive noticed that our kale has been growing somewhat okay.
2. It relates to the water cycle because the plants absorb the water through their roots.
3. It relates to the carbon cycle because once they breathe in the oxygen they let out carbon into the air.
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