Story of the Seed-The Brussels Sprouts Brief

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There are many different factors that our brassica depends on for it's survival in the garden. Some abiotic factors include air, water, space, temperature, light, and soil. For example, plants need carbon dioxide from the air, water from the soil, and energy from the sunlight to make their own food. This is called photosynthesis, which needs abiotic factors in order to work and function correctly. Some biotic factors that affected our plants growth include, insects, arachnids, fungi, bacteria, virus, and any mammals that eat plants. All of those biotic factors affect our brussels sprouts by mutualism, parasitism, herbivory and other different interactions that they have. Our group knew that the plant was being engaged in competition because all the surrounding brassicas had a similar niche. So, our plant would be competing with the other brassica for water and sunlight. With the right amount of energy, our plant could thrive while the other ones surrounding it would die. This me

1.  Having a more open and free environment for our plants to grow, they have grown at a faster rate then they ever did during our experiment.  Better conditions such as improved exposure to sunlight, better watering and a better environment has increased the growth momentum. 2.  For the plants in the garden, they participate in the water cycle through transpiration.  The plants get their water supply through a hose.  As the water is given to the plants, the plants soak up the liquid and use it for their functions such as photosynthesis.  During this time however, the sun will cause some of the water to evaporate into the atmosphere, known transpiration.  This is shown because or plants have received more water these past weeks and have grown much larger. 3.  The plants are participating in the carbon cycle through photosynthesis.  The plant will take in carbon dioxide and create oxygen using photosynthesis.  Other products produced using this process are sugars which gives the pla

1.  Some abiotic factors that our plants depends for survival are the climate, which is the weather and temperature, the soil, and the amount of sunlight the plant receives.  For weather, if it's very hot and dry, the plant would have a hard time surviving because of lack of water.  And for temperature, colder temperatures that are too hot or too cold could harm the functions of the plants.  Some biotic factors that affects the plant are competition with other plants, maybe some herbivores that could eat the plants, or worms that could benefit the plant. 2.  We know a plant is engaged inn competition because the plant is surrounded by other plants that share a similar niche, or job.  If two plants have the same niche, then they have to compete for resources like water and energy in order to complete their job.  In our situation, our plants competing with other plants in the same flower bed in the garden.  They're competing for water, sunlight, and potentially better soil. 3

This week, my team went out to the garden to check on our brussels sprouts, which had been planted the previous week aside the other brassica plants. The overall  appearance of our plant changed not only it's height but the size in general. Before we had planted our brassica in the garden, it was growing at a very slow rate because it was not tended the right amount of water and was not open to the environment. The stems of the plant have doubled in length and size while the levels still look similar to the plants previous size. The roots have defiantly expanded because the total surface area of the plant is huge. Also the color of the brussels sprout has matured and is now solid green, as well as the little brussels are starting to sprout. Overall, the brassica has not only grown, but matured as a plant in the environment. Our brussels sprouts are participating in the movement of water by bringing in water to it's roots, specifically single cells that are stretched throughou

                    #1 Some abiotic factors that our plants depend on are the sun, rain/water, and the soil it grows in. All living things need water to live and the sun is part of photosynthesis.  A few biotic factors that our plant needs to survive are worms  that make the soil fertile and lady bugs that kill any insect that eats off of our plant.                          #2 The plants are competing for the most sunlight. They do this by trying to grow the largest so they can absorb as much as possible.            #3 The winners are the ones who can grow  to full size and the losers are the ones who die because of the winners. Sometimes the winners are the ones who get the most nutrition. Some times both plants grow to very similar sizes  which makes it hard to declare a winner from a loser.                #4 After a plant dies their remains fertilize the soil making it easier for other plants to grow and thrive there.                #5  You can tell this is succession becaus

          #1 I have noticed that our plant has grown quite a bit in size. Also some of the leaves and stems have changed from green to purple and  back to green. It still is one of the shorter plants in the garden. Overall it is small with green like most plants.          #2 Our plant like every other plant on earth  absorbs water through it's roots and release the water back into the atmosphere by transportation. This has helped our plant survive because all living organisms need water to survive. Also when our plant releases water that goes into the atmosphere and the water cycle begins again.             #3 To aid in the carbon cycle our plant absorbs carbon dioxide and it releases oxygen during photosynthesis. This helps our plant grow because carbon dioxide is essential to a plant's growth and when a plant releases oxygen into the atmosphere al, animals including us breath that in.                    #4 In the nitrogen cycle our plant has bacteria attached to it whic