When we observed the growth of our plants this week it was apparent that the seedlings were already starting to grow, and utilize the open area of the planter. The plant has begun to grow and has become slightly more sturdy compared to its flimsy state when it was first transplanted into the garden. The body of the plant is purple whereas the leaves are green.
Our brassica oleracea plant takes part in the water cycle as it absorbs the moisture from the soil but then releases a portion of it again in the transpiration process. This is something that helped our plant to develop, as the water and the nutrients from the soil were absorbed through the roots. The sun helped to evaporate the liquid from the plant and some of the water is re-released back into the atmosphere where it begins the cycle again.
Our plant takes part in the carbon dioxide from atmosphere during photosynthesis. The plant then uses the carbon dioxide to help it grow. This means that when an herbivore goes to eat the plant it also consumes that carbon. Later if that animal or the plant die, the carbon goes back into the atmosphere. For now our plant is taking in the carbon dioxide around it and using it to build up its stem and leaves.
Our plant begins its role by taking in the atmospheric nitrogen after it has been processed by the nitrogen fixing bacteria in the roots of the plant. The plant then uses the nitrogen to assist in growing. The nitrogen is actually a necessary part in creating chlorophyll. Our plant uses the atmospheric nitrogen to create this chlorophyll so it can use it in photosynthesis.
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