Blogpost #3: Biogeochemical Cycles and your Plants

   This week our plant has grown a lot. It is a lot larger and very green. It looks like there is more than one root that has spouted out of the ground and is wider then the other plants out there. Our plant participates in the water cycle with transpiration. This is the process where moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of the leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released into the atmosphere. The role in the water cycle relate to the changes in the plant making it look healthier, more green, and larger. Our plant participates in the Carbon cycle by doing photosynthesis, this is when the plant takes in Carbon Dioxide and water using the chlorophyll in its leaves and energy from the sun, it releases oxygen and water vapor and sugar. Our plants role in the Carbon cycle relates to the changes in how it looks by helping it grow, and keeping it alive. Without photosynthesis the plant would not be able to feed itself, causing it to die. So the plant does photosynthesis to affect the growth, and in our plant it has paid off for it because it looks a lot bigger. Our plants role in the movement of Nitrogen starts with bacteria. Bacteria helps change the nitrogen so plants can use it. Animals then will get Nitrogen from the plants that absorb it. Nitrogen can relate to the plants growth this week because without nitrogen, out plant could not live. It helps make the chlorophyll in our plant which helps with photosynthesis to make its food and energy.