Post #3 Hope Vela
Our broccoli plant has changed a lot over the past couple weeks. The plant is a lot bigger than before. Instead of roughly one-inch sprouts, our plant is about 5 inches tall It has light green, oval-shaped leaves. The leaves are smooth and relatively soft. It is in a shady area which might explain why it's not as tall as most other broccoli plants.
The plants move water through the biosphere by soaking it up. Later, some of the water gets lost in transpiration. What the pant doesn't soak up is evaporated through the soil. As the plant soaks up water the water molecules split into hydrogen and oxygen molecules. These are later used to make ATP and other molecules that the plant needs for photosynthesis. ATP is used to transport things into and out of the cell through the hydrophobic lipid bilayer. Our broccoli plant does this just like all other plants. I know this because our plant is growing taller and the leaves are still alive and green, therefore it's going through photosynthesis successfully.
Plants absorb CO2 and use it in photosynthesis. Our plant is able to grow because it makes its own food through photosynthesis. The carbon is stored in the roots while the plant releases O2 to the air. Plant waste also contains CO2. When the plant dies the remains decompose and leave carbon in the soil. If a plant is eaten then some of the carbon is passed on to the consumer. As the consumer respires, it releases some of the carbon into the air as CO2 which is later taken in when plants respire. When the consumer dies carbon is also left in the soil.
The plants absorb nitrogen into their roots and convert it to ammonia. Then, it's made into nitrates and nitrites. Finally, it's converted back to N2. The plants need this cycle to produce their food which is glucose. If the plant dies the nitrogen is absorbed into the soil and if the plant is eaten then nitrogen is passed onto the consumer. Our plant is important to the nitrogen cycle because it processes the nitrogen for photosynthesis and eventually it will pass it onto a consumer or decomposer in the soil.
The plants move water through the biosphere by soaking it up. Later, some of the water gets lost in transpiration. What the pant doesn't soak up is evaporated through the soil. As the plant soaks up water the water molecules split into hydrogen and oxygen molecules. These are later used to make ATP and other molecules that the plant needs for photosynthesis. ATP is used to transport things into and out of the cell through the hydrophobic lipid bilayer. Our broccoli plant does this just like all other plants. I know this because our plant is growing taller and the leaves are still alive and green, therefore it's going through photosynthesis successfully.
Plants absorb CO2 and use it in photosynthesis. Our plant is able to grow because it makes its own food through photosynthesis. The carbon is stored in the roots while the plant releases O2 to the air. Plant waste also contains CO2. When the plant dies the remains decompose and leave carbon in the soil. If a plant is eaten then some of the carbon is passed on to the consumer. As the consumer respires, it releases some of the carbon into the air as CO2 which is later taken in when plants respire. When the consumer dies carbon is also left in the soil.
The plants absorb nitrogen into their roots and convert it to ammonia. Then, it's made into nitrates and nitrites. Finally, it's converted back to N2. The plants need this cycle to produce their food which is glucose. If the plant dies the nitrogen is absorbed into the soil and if the plant is eaten then nitrogen is passed onto the consumer. Our plant is important to the nitrogen cycle because it processes the nitrogen for photosynthesis and eventually it will pass it onto a consumer or decomposer in the soil.
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