Biogeochemical Cycles

           Our plants have gone from seeds to growing plants. They have gotten very big. They have large leaves and are taller then they were before. When our plants are watered, they will absorb the water through their roots. The rest of the water will evaporate from the soil. Our plants will use photosynthises to suck carbon dioxide out of the air. When they take in carbon dioxide, they will release oxygen into the air. Nitrogen is a very important element to a plant. It helps them carry out many  functions of life. The plants absorb nitrogen from the soil. These cycles help our plants and other plants survive.

Biogeochemical Cycles and Our Plant

        About a week after we transferred or little plants to the garden, we went to check on them. In that short amount of time they grew to be about half a foot tall. They are still small, green and leafy, but will soon grow to their full hight, width, and the base will become purple. When watered, our plant absorbs water through the soil and into its roots and leafs for nutrients. This water is then can transpire and return to the atmosphere where it continues onto the next stage of the water cycle. Plants play the part of absorbing carbon and giving out oxygen in the carbon cycle. In the nitrogen cycle the plants receive it from the soil and incorporate it into animals. All of these cycles contribute to the growth of the plant because of the producers' intake of nutrients.

An Ecological Analysis

         Now that our plants are finally planted in the garden, they are being exposed to more biotic and abiotic factors. They will have to depend on the amount of sunlight they get, the rain, and how much growing space they have. They will have to defend themselves from harmful insects and weeds.

        Also, our plants will compete with each other and other plants. there is only so much room and resources, and they will have to struggle with each other to get to these resources to survive. If a plant loses, they could die or whither out. 
  Our plants will interact with each other and the other factors. They will be effected by the weather, insects, and other plants.