My Response

I felt like the plot study was a great idea. I really liked seasonal changes the best because i got to sea how the trees and the plots surroundings changed. I learned more about how quickly the leaves can change. Although this project was a bit challenging for me in the sense that i had to squeeze in the time to go look at my plot and take pictures and such because of after school activities such as soccer, i learned we should pay more attention to nature. God created it so we need to keep it clean since it is so beautiful and we don`t want to change that by cluttering it.I also learned that there is more going on than what you would see at a quick glance. Another thing is the relationships, i had no idea that so many animals helped, or helped themselves, each other to be better than what they would be without the other. Also from doing this project i learned how to use technology better such as taking pictures and learning how to do a blog. After this project is done i feel that i am going to have a new perspective on nature, one with more understanding on what exactly happens in my plot or any other plot. Though i am not sure what i will do specifically with the knowledge gained from my plot or ecology in general I do know that my plot is in my mind way cooler now than when I first started this project.

Seasonal Changes

Biodiversity: Trees/leaves

dogwood

Maple Tree

Siebold crabapple

spruce tree

rhododendron

butterfly  bush 

In my plot i have many maple trees, and not many others, so i added pictures of leaves from a bush too, and it has been difficult to visit my plot lately so I'm missing all the neat things that are going on everyday inside that area.

Food Web

producers and consumers

In my plot there are producers and consumers, there are examples here from my plot. raccoon, it is an omnivore, and its Latin name is procyon lotor. Next is the deer, a herbivore, Latin name is odocoileus. Next is the porcupine it is a herbivore and the Latin name is erethizon dorsatum. Next is the rabbit and it is a herbivore, and its Latin name is oryctolagus cuniculus. Next is the red tailed hawk it is a carnivore and its Latin name is louteo. Next is the Great Blue Heron it is a carinivore and Latin name ardea herodias. Next is Garden snake it is a carnivore, and Latin name is ophidia. Next is Field Mouse it is a herbivore and Latin name microtus. Next is the Fox and it is an omnivore Latin name is vulpes. Next is Mushroom it is a decomposer and its Latin name is pleurotus ostreatus. Next is the Robin its a omnivore and its latin name is turdus. Next is the rat and it is an omnivore and the Latin name is rattus. Next is the ant and its aomnivore with a Latin name of formica. Next is the crow who is a decomposer and  its Latin name is cornix. Next is the tick it is a decomposer its Latin name is tecinicus. Next is the owl its a carnivore and has a Latin name of noctua. Next is the squirrel it is an omnivore and its Latin name is sciurus. Next is the daddy long legs spider it is a carnivore and has a Latin name of pholcidae. Next is the frog it is a herbivore with a Latin name of rana. Next is the catipillar it is a herbivore and its Latin name is papilio indra. Next is the snapping turtle its omnivore and its Latin name is chelydra. Next is the painted turtle it is an omnivore and its Latin name is chrysemys. Next is the minnow its a herbivore and its Latin name is pimephales notatus. Next is the worm it is a detrivore it has a Latin name of gusano. Next is the mosquito its a decomposer and its Latin name is anopheles quadrimaculatus. Next is the bat its an omnivore and has a Latin name of chiroptera. Next is the fish some are herbivores some are carnivores and the Latin name is namaycush. Next is the cardinal its a herbivore and its Latin name is cardinalis. Next is the blue jay it is a herbivore and its Latin name is cyanocitta cristata. Lastly the woodpecker it is a herbivore and it has a Latin name of picus.

Plot Community

There are many different types of relationships in nature, like competition. The frogs and turtles compete for water space, just like the fish and turtles. Predation is another relationship that is found in nature, like the birds, the hawk is a predator to the mice, and the blue heron is a predator to the fish. Also there are symbiosis relationships the first being mutualism were both species benifit. Such as a bee and flower. the bee gets food and the flower gets pollinated. Same with the butterfly and flower, the butterfly gets food and the flower gets pollinated. Another type of symbiosis relationship is commensalism, this is when there is a relationship between two species and one benefits and the other does not but is not harmed. Such as an ant carrying a leaf or the fish in water. There is a symbiosis relationship that one species benefits and the other doesn't, this is called parasitism. This happens with deer having ticks or the deer having round worm.