The plant is growing and I can tell because it's grown in height and it's leaves are broader

Living or not

Since we first planted the seeds, we have noticed the seeds have grown a lot since then. We can see they're living because they take in water and they've changed a lot. When we first put them in they were actual tiny seeds and now these seeds have sprouted, made roots, and have caused a stem with leaves to grow. We can measure if they're alive by checking and measuring their growth in size and weight every other day. This will show and convince us that the plants are alive because we will see if they're actually getting growing or if they're living. Once the caulifowers start coming out of the plant it will be proven that the plant is alive.

Ecological Analysis of the Garden

Some biotic factors the plants rely on are insects because they eat the plants. Some abiotic factors are the temperature, sunlight, water, and soil. The plants are competing with each other for sunlight and water, they are also competing for nutrients in the soil. There is no loser nor a winner as in the plants, although one plant may get more nutrients than the other, the other one will get them eventually. They store their nutrients so they aren't losing them. A way of interaction between them is them feeding other organisms, which keeps other organisms alive. There is evidence of succession in the garden because there are organisms living in the soil. This is secondary succession because there were already organisms living there and soil.

The Biogeochemical cycles

This week I noticed my plants grew a few inches and they had a lot of leaves on them. The water cycle relates to the changes in the plants by transpiration of water into the air. The carbon cycle participates by giving taking in oxygen and giving out carbon. In the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen is given out as the plant performs photosynthesis.

Ecological Analysis of the garden

Abiotic factors that my plants depend on are water, soil, sunlight, weather, climate, and minerals. Biotic factors that affect my plants are squirrels, people, rabbits, people. etc.

I know my plants are engaged with competition because they are in the same soil box as other types of plants. The are competing against each other for sunlight, and water.


"Winners" and "losers" are determined during this struggle because the "winners" keep producing, stay healthy, and people consuming this plant are also "winners". "Losers" die, struggle for sunlight and water, become flimsy and bent over. The determination may be complicated when the plants both seem to be "winners".


My plant interacts with weather and climate. This affects my plant because it may dry out and die because of droughts or freeze and die during winter because it is so cold.

The evidence of succession is occurring because all the plants in the garden are growing from previous soil that was most likely used from last year's plants. This is proof of secondary succession . My plant is in pre-existing soil and in a community of previously harvested organisms.

Biogeochemical cyles

The changes that I have noticed about my plant this week is that larger, green leaves have grown and there are no signs of dead leaves.


The way my plants participate in the water cycle is that it collects chemicals,nutrients, and protein from the water through the roots of the plant through the stem and leaves. Precipitation is the role that gives the plants the ability to take in the water. If there is the no water the plants will not be able to grow and will slowly stop producing.


The way my plants participate in the movement of carbon in the biosphere is it takes in carbon dioxide and water to form sugar and oxygen. The plant then breaks down the sugar and oxygen to receive energy to grow. In the past week, my plants have received enough carbon dioxide and water to grow greatly in the past few weeks.


The way my plants participate in the movement of nitrogen in the biosphere, nitrogen fixation breaks down all the nitrates to obtain oxygen for the plants. Other plants that are not vegetables convert nitrogen to ammonia to turn it to nitrogen fixation since plants can not purely take in nitrogen.

The Cauliflower Crew

The purpose of this project is to observe the changes in Brassicas. We got to experiment with the cauliflowers. Throughout the year, we watched the seeds germinate. They had to compete for sunlight and nutrients. They've grown and survived through the animals feeding on it. This Winter, they continued to sprout and went from being seeds into grown cauiflowers. They are white and round.