Blog Post 5

Me: what did you learn? Charlie: I learned about how plants grow. Me: What happened that surprised you? Charlie: The plant actually grew. Me: What made you laugh? Charlie: Something that made me laugh was the people that i worked with. Me: What made you think hard? Charlie: How i had see how the water affected the seeds

Interview

I am interviewing Genesis Fernandez about her Story of The Seed project. What have you learned? "I've learned in general how a plant works. Basically its functions and the many positive and negative factors of its surroundings." What surprised or amazed you? "How fast the plant grew" What made you laugh? "Honestly, what made me laugh was my team. They barely did anything" What made you pause and think a little deeper? "It made me think deeper about photosynthesis.

Charlie's Seed Story

I interviewed Charlie Graff about the Story of the Seed. He learned how his plant, broccoli, grew and what it looks like in it's early stages. He learned about the carbon dioxide and nitrogen cycles and how it incorporates plants. He was amazed by the finished product from all the plants and how fast they grew. One thing Charlie thought about on a deeper level was seeing his team's plant grow each time they checked on it.

Extra credit

1. What does your plant taste like? Is the flavor what you expected? Would you eat it on a regular basis? Why or why not? What are some significant nutrients in your plant's tissues that could benefit your own cells?  The plant tasted kind of bad for me because it tasted like uncooked green beans.  I would not eat this on a regular daily basis.  They could have made a reaction where I tasted the flavor.
2. What did your plant's tissues look like at the three different levels of magnification we have been using (40x, 100x, 400x)? Describe in detail what you saw and include some photos too.  I used the plant I ate and I saw cells on the plant

1. What are some abiotic factors on which your plant depends for its survival? What about biotic factors that affect your plant? Describe some of these factors.
2. How do you know your plants are engaged in competition? For what are your plants competing, and who is the competition?  Brocoli is another good plant so we are competing with them in a way.  
3. How are "winners" and "losers" determined in this struggle? Is it always so clear cut who "wins" and who "loses?" What makes that determination complicated sometimes?  Winners can be plants that are improved a lot and losers can be the plants that don't grow that much.
4. Describe other types of interaction (besides competition) in which your plants are involved. Make sure to explain how this interaction affects each organism involved.
5. What evidence is there in the garden that succesion (or something like it) is occurring in the garden ecosystem? Does it seem more like primary or secondary succession? When the plant is growing and continuing to be healthy 

1. What changes do you notice in your plants this week? Describe the overall appearance of your plant.  Our plant has grown over the time and it has improved.  
2. How do your plants participate in the movement of water in the biosphere? How do your plants' roles in the water cycle relate to the changes you observed in your plants this week?  Our plant absorbs the water and then it grows.
3. How do your plants participate in the movement of carbon in the biosphere?  How do your plants' roles in the carbon cycle relate to the changes you observed in your plants this week?  Because the leaves on the pant can create oxygen. 
4. How do your plants participate in the movement of nitrogen in the biosphere?  How do your plants' roles in the nitrogen cycle relate to the changes you observed in your plants this week?  

The plant helps because the nitrogen is in the plant and it goes into the ground. 

Assignment 4 -Josiah

The plant relies on things such as the sunlight, the soil, and the water to survive. These are examples of abiotic factors. Some biotic factors that the plant has interaction with are humans watering the plant, animals and other plants that may block sunlight. The plant is in competition with the others. This is evident by the leaves its growing to gain more sunlight and the fact that the plant is close to the others. The plant is victorious when it outgrows its competition ( lets hope it wins :) ). Secondary succession is taking place because the soil is left behind for other plants to grow in when the plants die.

Assignment 4

1. The plant depends on things like air, water, and sun light, these are all abiotic factors. The plant also needs things like no animals eating it, people watering it, and not interacting with other plants.

2. We know that our plant is competing with other plants because they all need water and sunlight to survive. Only plants that are near it though.

3. We can tell that our plant is "winning" because it will grow bigger and be more successful with growth.

4. Other types of interactions besides competition could be things such as people touching or hitting the plant or wind blowing the plant around and possibly messing something up.

5. Succession can be seen in the garden because you will see multiple plants having good growth over time. 

Assignment 3- Josiah

The cabbage plant we planted sprouted and grew a little bit of leaves. What's interesting about our plant is that it absorbs water to help grow its leaves. This helps move water in the biosphere. Our plant also contributes to the carbon cycle by turning the carbon dioxide in the air into glucose which leads to the plant growing. The nitrogen in the plant also gets released into the ground.

Assignment 3

Assignment 3

1. Our plant started to grow and sprout some leave

2.The plant absorbs water from rainfall or from someone giving the plants water.

3.The plant will absorb the carbon from the air and make glucose out of it which will make it grow better.

4.Our plants move nitrogen that is inside of it into the ground.

Assignment 4

1. The plant relies on abiotic factors such as the soil, sunlight, and water intake. Some biotic factors the plant relies on are animals not eating the plant, people watering the plant, and other plants not blocking our plant.

2. We can tell our plant is competing with other plants as it grows it's leaves to soak in more sunlight. It also competes with other plants because they are in close proximity with each other.

3. A plant "wins" when it outgrows the other plants it is competing with.

5. Succession occurs in the garden when old plants are replaced by new ones. This is more like secondary succession because the soil is left behind in the garden when the plants are taken out.

Assignment 3

1. Our cabbage plant has sprouted and now has grown some leaves.

2. The cabbage plant helps move water in the biosphere by absorbing water and using it to grow. The plant absorbs water, helping it grow it's new leaves.

3. Our cabbage plant helps in the carbon cycle by taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make glucose. The glucose also helps the plant grow.

4. The cabbage plant has nitrogen inside that gets released into the ground.

My name is Anthony Scaletta and I live in San Jose and I have lived here for all my life.  No I have not gardened before.  My great grandmother grows her own food.  We are connected because we are family.  My grandmother moved when she was 7 years old.  

New Blog, Who's This?

My name is Josiah Diaz. I live in San Jose, California and have lived there most of my life.

 I don't have much experience with gardening. However, I do remember planting tomatoes and other plants in my Grandma's backyard. We would plant the seeds and look at them each day to see how big they've grown. It would excite me knowing that the plants would grow bigger and bigger and eventually have nice fruits and vegetables.

New Blog, Who's This

My name is Royce Hammond. I am originally from San Jose, California. When i was 10 i lived with my grandparents and my mom and my brother. Me and my grandpa decided to buy carrot and radish seeds and try to make a little garden in the backyard. I remember having to hoe the dirt and then everyday when i got home from school i had to water them. Eventually we gave up on the idea of a garden because we were getting no results after a long time. Someone in my life who i think would know about gardening a lot is my mom. She works at a grocery store and has told me about having to take care of plants before. She has a couple plants around the house and they have been alive for a long time.

New blog who this?

My name is Nick Labao. I was born in Santa Clara and moved to San Jose. I have lived here for 11 years. I have never gardened before or grown food.  One person I know that was gardening experience is my mom. She had a garden when I was younger and knows how to make food from scratch.