Cell-ebration Bonus

Kylee Bourbon

November 23, 2016

Period 1

Cell-ebration Bonus

Now that our plant is very large, we decided to take a couple leaves off, put them under a microscope, and try a little taste. Below are the observations we made:

Appearance:

One leaf is about 7 inches vertical and up to 5 inches horizontal. The color is dark green, like most kale. There are also some holes from where animals have eaten it. Our plant is much larger than expected, and it is towering over most of the other plants. Here is a picture of what a few of our leaves look like.

Taste:

The taste of our kale is very bitter, like most kale is. The texture is smooth, and it leaves a dry feeling in your mouth, probably because we are so used to having it with some dressing. The taste is also very strong. Personally, I don't like the taste of kale by it self, but I do like it in a salad sometimes. Kale is very good for you. It is low calorie, and contains things like vitamins and nutrients that benefit your body. 

Under the microscope:

When we put our leaf under the microscope, we immediately saw cells. We knew they were cells by the shape and green color, indicating the chlorophyll.  The pictures below show all of the different cells we were able to see under the microscope. The first picture is under 40x. The second is under 100x. We were not able to get a clear picture for anything higher than 100x, because it was so hard to focus.

40x:

100x:

Blog Post #4-Seth Nolan

1.The abiotic factors are plant survives on are sunlight,rain and nutrients from the soil. The biotic factors are the weeds the constrict the plant and also takes the plants water and nutrients. Snails also kill plant and stop them from growing.

2. I think are plant is a lot of competition. The weeds growing around are plant are growing bigger and stronger. The weeds are constricting the plant and it might die off if we don't cut the weed.

3. The winners in the garden is who get the most sun light or water and the losers are the ones who get the least water and sun light

4.Our plant interacts with the environment by having worms and chickens turn the soil into nutrients which makes the plants better in the growing process. This is a big process in the plants life and it will help it  grow bigger and healthier.

5. There are many clues pointing to the garden having secondary succession. There are many small organisms living in the soil and when a plant dies they decompose the plant into the soil making new nutrients. 

Blog post #4- Marco Dal Canto

1.  Some abiotic factors on which our plant survives on are the amount of sun light, the amount of rain and the amount of nutrition the plant is getting.  Some biotic factors are the weeds around it taking water and nutrition from the plant and animals such as calipers or bugs eating the leafs.

2.   Our plants are in competition because the are growing next to lots of weeds.  The weeds take water and nutrition from the plant and cause it to not grow as fast, big, and healthy.

3.  Winners are detoured by the one that gets the most sun light, the most water, and the one that gets the most nutrition from the soil.  The loser is the one that gets less sun light, water, and nutrition.  It is hard to tell who won because they could both be strong and even if one got more sunlight. 

4.  Our plant interacts with animas such as caterpillars. The caterpillars that eat the plant get enough food to turn into a butterfly and it helps them grow up better.  The plant can be affected because it gets holes in then leafs.

5.  Secondary succession is shown in the planter beds.  In the previous years San Jose has been in a drought so it has negativity affected many plants.  Now that we have been getting more rain it is helping plants thrive in the garden.

Blog post #3-Seth Nolan

1.Are plant has grown a great amount and has spread its leaves. The plant has good soil around it and its helping it grow. The stem of are plant has grown stronger then it used to be.

2.Are plant plays a role in the water cycle by absorbing water from the soil and it also uses photosynthesis to grow. The life around are plant probably helped the growth of are plant.

3.Are plant plays a huge role in the carbon cycle everyday. the plan takes the carbon from the air and mixes it up with water and energy from the sun. This process creates sugar and oxygen molecules.

4.Are plants play a huge role in the nitrogen cycle. The nitrogen in the air creates amino acids which is the base of protein. plants take nitrates out of the soil and make chlorophyll. This is what give the plant green leaves. 

Blog post assigment #3

1.Are plant has grown a great amount and has spread its leaves. The plant has good soil around it and its helping it grow. The stem of are plant has grown stronger then it used to be.

2.Are plant plays a role in the water cycle by absorbing water from the soil and it also uses photosynthesis to grow. The life around are plant probably helped the growth of are plant.

3.Are plant plays a huge role in the carbon cycle everyday. the plan takes the carbon from the air and mixes it up with water and energy from the sun. This process creates sugar and oxygen molecules.

4.Are plants play a huge role in the nitrogen cycle. The nitrogen in the air creates amino acids which is the base of protein. plants take nitrates out of the soil and make chlorophyll. This is what give the plant green leaves. 

Blog post #3-Marco Dal Canto

1.  Our plants have grown a lot.  They are much taller and have a big base.  They also have big green leaves.  They have gotten a lot more stable then when we were growing them in the cup.  They look supper health.

2.  Our plants have to do with the water cycle because the plant absorbs the water from the ground.  When we get rain we should see some growth in the plants.

3.Our plants are a major part of the carbon cycle.  They take carbon from the air and combines it with sun light and water.  This is called  photosynthesis .  This creates surges and oxygen.  Our plant is helping us live.

4. Our plants are part of the nitrogen cycle because with the nitrogen from the air it creates  amino  acids and the acids are the base of  protein.  It also uses the nitrogen to make the calorific which make the plant green.