Ben Fodor Blog Post Assignment #3

1. Our plants look very healthy and now have larger leaves near the top. The plants are still growing taller and larger each day.

2. Our plants participate in the movement of water by collecting water around them with their roots and using the water to keep them healthy and help them photosynthesize. The plant's role in the water cycle can change the plant because different amounts of water can affect the plant's growth.

3. The plants participate in the movement of carbon by decomposing back into the ground and releasing carbon and other natural minerals into the soil for other plants to use. The plant's role in the carbon cycle relate to the changes because the amount of carbon it can absorb can change how strong and effectively the plant can grow.

4. The plants participate in the nitrogen cycle by absorbing nitrates from the ground and release nitrogen back into the atmosphere. The plant's role in the nitrogen cycle affects the plant because nitrogen is essential for the plant to photosynthesize, so the more nitrogen the plant gets, the more sunlight it can turn into energy.