For our first project of the year, my group and I were tasked to chose a piece of land and make it better for the future. We designed a dog park that was planned to be maintained throughout the future.
Content:
Ecology: the study of the interactions between living things and their environments Biotic: living things Abiotic: non-living things Autotroph: organisms that use energy from the environment to create their food Producer: autotrophs that are at the bottom of the food chain, like plants Heterotroph: organisms that rely on other organisms for energy/food supply (not producers) Consumer: heterotrophs that are in all the trophic levels but the bottom Nutrient Cycle: the intake, use, release, and storage of nutrients by plants and their environment Carbon Cycle: the circulation of carbon between living organisms and their surroundings (photosynthesis, decomposition, & respiration) Nitrogen Cycle: the continuous sequence of events by which atmospheric nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted into substances that can be used by plants, the substance returning to the air and soil because of the decay of plants and denitrification Water Cycle: the continuous transfer of water from air, sea, land, and water in a continuous cycle Weather: the day to day condition of the Earth's atmosphere Climate: the average year after year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region Symbiosis: when two species have a close relationship with each other Succession: the process, in which, ecosystems are constantly changing in response to natural and human disturbances Biodiversity: the variety of life in a particular habitat Carrying Capacity: the amount of organisms that a piece of land can support Resource: things you need to survive
Overall the project was interesting to do. It let us get creative and think of whatever we thought of. Many were confused on the main task on hand at first, but soon figured out exactly what to do and most projects turned out excellent. It was fun being able to get creative but with could've been more interesting. Overall it was fun and interesting project.