As the plot changes. . .

My plot has not changed dramatically since the beginning of this blog, but it has changed. The trees have gone from a dark shade of green to a light green, but I am still waiting for them to change color!!!

Tree Week One






Tree Week Three (same tree as above)

Middle of my plot week Two

Middle of my plot week Four

Middle of my plot week Five

A month of my Maple Tree

Week One

                                                Week Two

                                                Week Three    
    

                                                Week Four
          

                                               Week Five
My Tree Now . . .

The Bark of my tree. . .

My Food Web Is at the very bottom of this blog. . .

Biodiversity-Identifying Fungi

This type of fungus is a Giant Puffball mushroom.

This type of fungus is a Chanterelle mushroom.

This type of fungus is a Shiitake mushroom.

This type of fungus is an Oyster mushroom.

This type of fungus is a Button mushroom.

Plot Community

The interactions that occur on my plot are competition, predation, mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
Here are two examples of each interaction.

1.) Competition: Robins fighting for food and territory; ducks fighting over who gets to live in the pond.

2.) Predation: A cardinal eating a worm; an owl eating a mouse.

3.) Mutualism: A bird and a deer; bees and flowers.

4.) Commensalism: Spanish moss growing on an oak tree; squirrel and maple tree.

5.) Parasitism: Bush ticks and deer; Oak-Tree-Hoppers and oak tree leaves.

Producers & Consumers

Producers (produce their own food) on my plot:
ivy, oak trees, weeds, moss, 

Consumers (cannot produce their own food) on my plot:

Herbivores: rabbits, deer, bees, grasshoppers, some types of squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, termites,


Carnivores: cats, frogs, spiders, hawks, fox, owls, coyotes, 


Omnivores: me, raccoons, skunks, crows, rats, mice,


Decomposers: fungi, bacteria,


Detritivores: slugs, millipedes, worms,

My Plot is an Ecosystem

The levels of organization are atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, population, communities, ecosystems, and biospheres.

Here are some examples of organisms that can be found in the various categories on my plot.
1. Organisms-squirrels, bugs, me, deer

2. Population-the number of ducks on my plot, the total number of ivy on my plot, all of the oak trees on my plot.

3. Communities-the different species of birds living on my plot, the different squirrel species, and the different types of insects on my plot that all live together.

4. Ecosystem-my plot itself is an ecosystem, the pond on my plot (when it is filled up with water),

5. Biosphere- the entire forest my plot is in, the earth is a biosphere