Student Blog Post Assignment #5: Living or Not

Student Blog Post Assignment #5
     Since the planting of our brassica oleracea, they have changed quite a lot in appearance, most notably size. When we planted them as seeds they were about a tenth of an inch in length and now two of them(plants A and B) are over two feet tall. Although there is clearly evidence of parasitism, in particular on plant C, the plants have well adapted to their environment, one piece of evidence that they are alive. Another piece of evidence is that while it may not be apparent based solely on looks, the romanesco plants are made up of cells. How many cells make up the plant is something you can measure that isn't just mass or height. Finally, you can tell our plants are living because they take nutrients from the soil. Like all organisms, they need certain things to sustain their growth and health. This qualifies them as living things because objects don't require nutrients.

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     Our little seedlings only planted a month ago are now all between 18 to 25 inches.  Everything looks pretty healthy such as the size and color of our leaves . The stems have grown in length, thickness and strength. Before, our plants could barely stand up on there own, but know the stems are sturdy and wide. Some organism has been leaving holes on Plants A and B but they aren't significant enough to really hurt the plants. With constant growth the plants should be fully grown in a few weeks.

           Like all plants, Broccoli Romanesco is living because it obtains food, contributes to the environment, able to grow, and respirates. Every plant on earth is a living thing, including our broccoli romanesco plants. In order to survive and grow our plants need nutrients from soil, sunlight, and water. Plants also undergo the process of photosynthesis to produce sugars. Plants take in carbon dioxide and let off oxygen. Plants respire by using oxygen to break down sugars. Because of these factors and how they are able to survive like we do. Just like how we fight and compete with other humans, plants fight other plants in order to strive and survive. If two plants are too close to each other one will eventually take all the nutrients, water, and sunlight leaving the others not enough resources. The other will die off.

Student Blog Post Assignment #5: Living or Not

            In the past few weeks, It looks like our broccoli romanesco plants have been staying somewhat healthy. Our plants have been growing significantly. From what started out as a few inches,  is now between 22 to 28 inches. Our broccoli romanesco's leaves have grown in size and color as well. This is somewhat beneficial because it can undergo photosynthesis at a greater rate and obtain more sugars. The stems have grown in length, thickness and strength. This allows our plant to stand up straighter. On the down side, Plant B's leaves are getting holes, which shows some amount of competition between organisms and the plant. Overall, our broccoli romanesco plants show a pretty consistent amount of growth and health.

           Every plant on earth is a living thing, including our broccoli romanesco plants. Our plants are living because they are able to grow, obtain food, respirate, and contribute something to its environment. Our broccoli romanesco plants grow from nutrients, sunlight and water. It absorbs its food (nutrients) mainly from the soil. Plants also undergo the process of photosynthesis to produce sugars. They contribute oxygen and food to the environment. Plants respire by using oxygen to break down sugars. Because plants are able to survive similarly like other living creature, they are alive. Plants also interact, but not the way we imagine it. When plants are next to other plants with the same needs, competition will occur. Each plant will compete for the resources. Those who don't obtain the resources will die off. 

           

Student Blog Post Assignment #5

Jacob Sweet
10/20/14
Period 5

Student Blog Post #5: Are the Plants in the Garden Living or Not?

     This week, our plants are still healthy and alive. Their leaves have broadened significantly and are bending outwards from the plant. Because bugs that eat our plants live close by, they have many holes and bite marks in their leaves. However, the color of nearly everything on the plant has become much darker. The plants that are living close to each other (plants A and B) seem to be much healthier in terms of size, color, and amount of damage done to them than the plant that is living alone (plant C).
     The plants in the garden can be classified as a living thing because they have all of the characteristics of living things. This is most evident since the plant has changed in appearance. For example, they have grown in size significantly and are a bit darker. They also adapted to their new living area by spreading their roots out into the soil instead of keeping them bunched up in a cube like they did in their old plastic cups. To further prove that they are alive, we could take a leaf of the plant off and watch it react by seeing if it grows another leaf in the same area or starts growing slower. Finally, when the plant matures close to its final state, we can show that it can reproduce by taking its seeds and planting them to test if they can live too.