Field Study project
Dalton Scheiner
Bio 5/6
Objective: The objective of this lab is to really see how an Environment chages over time. My personal objective for this project is too really see how the environment changes over time and how organisms come and go, and what they leave in return
Site Description: after visiting my site several times i noticed that the suns speckles coming down on the plants are in different places this tells me that some plants that are under the sun at certain times have a different effect on the plants. Plants that have speckles of light in the morning could grow faster then plants that have speckles of the evening because of the nutrients in the suns rays. We found mostly insects at our spot like mosquitos, lady bugs, and dragonflies but we also found some animals like fish and crawfish.
Prediction:I think i will see a change in the color of some plants because we are running low on water and plants die out when where is not a lot of water, also i think that there could be a change in population of the fish and or crawfish because it could be mating season. Another thing that could happen would be that the sun could begin to rotate on a different axis which would get the speckles in different spaces which would some of the plants that needed it.
Bio 5/6
Objective: The objective of this lab is to really see how an Environment chages over time. My personal objective for this project is too really see how the environment changes over time and how organisms come and go, and what they leave in return
Site Description: after visiting my site several times i noticed that the suns speckles coming down on the plants are in different places this tells me that some plants that are under the sun at certain times have a different effect on the plants. Plants that have speckles of light in the morning could grow faster then plants that have speckles of the evening because of the nutrients in the suns rays. We found mostly insects at our spot like mosquitos, lady bugs, and dragonflies but we also found some animals like fish and crawfish.
Prediction:I think i will see a change in the color of some plants because we are running low on water and plants die out when where is not a lot of water, also i think that there could be a change in population of the fish and or crawfish because it could be mating season. Another thing that could happen would be that the sun could begin to rotate on a different axis which would get the speckles in different spaces which would some of the plants that needed it.
IMAGE 1. a picture of my part of the creek looking into rosaries site
IMAGE 2. a picture of my whole site (standing)
IMAGE 3. an above shot of my whole site featuring. climbing cole
IMAGE 2. a picture of my whole site (standing)
IMAGE 3. an above shot of my whole site featuring. climbing cole
Field Study Focus Questions
Week 1
1.The area I have selected for my field study has a biome of temperate woodland and shrubland. I have come to this conclusion because in Novato we have hot and dry summers as well as cold and wet winters. My area also has some evergreens and low plants.
2.I see many different relationships between organisms in my area. First is between the mosquitoes and other bugs which feed on the plants. The plants provide food and nutrients in order for the insects to thrive. The net relationship is between the birds and insects. The birds feed on the insects. The last relationship is between the trees and animals. The trees provide shelter and homes for the birds as well as insects such as mosquitoes and dragonflies.
3. The site I have selected has a simple food chain. First the plants grow in the ground which contains animal waste which provides nutrients. Next, the mosquitoes dragonflies and other insects feed on the plants. Lastly the birds feed on the insects as well as seeds from plants and trees. So far I have not found anything that eats the birds.
Week 2
1. My area is interesting because it is largely sculpted and made by man made structures. Theres in a large concrete slab that has partially fallen, resulting in a steep cliff. The concrete has pipes coming out of it and t6he pipe goes all the way down into the water, creating rust.
2. Limiting factors for plants in my area include lack of nutrients in the sandy soil, and lack of room to grow for plants because of the rising creek levels in the winter. Limiting factors for animals include predators, and a steady current that pulls animals in the water downstream.
Week 3
1. Bacteria is important for plants in my area because the plants thrive at the edge of the water so they need the bacteria from the water to have them grow. As for the insects the mosquitoes thrive the most from the bacteria and the water because they grow in it.
2. The limiting factors of my area for plants is that its pretty compressed so the plants might not have enough room to grow because plants that grew before the others had a definite advantage over the plants that grew after because of the fact that there was less sun a for the smaller ones and more for the bigger ones.
3. there is not a lot of fungi in my area the only fungi i have found is a little bit of mold on some leaves.
week 4
1. The invertebrates in my area are mostly mosquitoes and water skeeters. I also have seen two or three crawdads, which are also invertebrates. There are many mosquitos, and not as many water skeeters or crawdads. I researched these invertebrates and didn't find much worth sharing besides that mosquitoes probably live near my area because they reproduce in water. I also have spiders.
2. The spiders’ role in my area is to eat other smaller insects, and limit the growth of populations of other insects. While they do consume a large number of prey, spiders do not damage any plants. Mosquitoes are a quite important part of the ecosystem because they can feed other animals or birds.
3. In my area, mosquitoes can be found all through he air above the water. Water skeeters live on the surface of the water and crawdads live under the log in the creek in my creek. These organisms all live where they do becaause it is where they are best fitted to survive.
Week 5
numbers 1 and 2. Plant 1 is a vascular seedless because it is a fern and has spores instead of seeds. Plant 2 is a dicot because the plant’s veins are going in different directions. Plant 3 is an angiosperm because it is a flower. It is a dicot because it is not a grass or a lily. nkmlkmlnl
Week 6
1. the main difference is there functions. The vascular system is used for food. The ground tissue system is used for photosynthesis, secretion, and storage, the dermal system is used to protect the plants.
2. The essential nutrients needed in soil are Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulfur, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron, and Boron. They are all important in there own way to make the soil rich.
3. There are three main methods to pollination. Those are Wind pollination, Bee pollination, and bird pollination
4. an adaptation our plants have are that they don't grow on the side of the hills only on flat ground where the better soil is.
Week 1
1.The area I have selected for my field study has a biome of temperate woodland and shrubland. I have come to this conclusion because in Novato we have hot and dry summers as well as cold and wet winters. My area also has some evergreens and low plants.
2.I see many different relationships between organisms in my area. First is between the mosquitoes and other bugs which feed on the plants. The plants provide food and nutrients in order for the insects to thrive. The net relationship is between the birds and insects. The birds feed on the insects. The last relationship is between the trees and animals. The trees provide shelter and homes for the birds as well as insects such as mosquitoes and dragonflies.
3. The site I have selected has a simple food chain. First the plants grow in the ground which contains animal waste which provides nutrients. Next, the mosquitoes dragonflies and other insects feed on the plants. Lastly the birds feed on the insects as well as seeds from plants and trees. So far I have not found anything that eats the birds.
Week 2
1. My area is interesting because it is largely sculpted and made by man made structures. Theres in a large concrete slab that has partially fallen, resulting in a steep cliff. The concrete has pipes coming out of it and t6he pipe goes all the way down into the water, creating rust.
2. Limiting factors for plants in my area include lack of nutrients in the sandy soil, and lack of room to grow for plants because of the rising creek levels in the winter. Limiting factors for animals include predators, and a steady current that pulls animals in the water downstream.
Week 3
1. Bacteria is important for plants in my area because the plants thrive at the edge of the water so they need the bacteria from the water to have them grow. As for the insects the mosquitoes thrive the most from the bacteria and the water because they grow in it.
2. The limiting factors of my area for plants is that its pretty compressed so the plants might not have enough room to grow because plants that grew before the others had a definite advantage over the plants that grew after because of the fact that there was less sun a for the smaller ones and more for the bigger ones.
3. there is not a lot of fungi in my area the only fungi i have found is a little bit of mold on some leaves.
week 4
1. The invertebrates in my area are mostly mosquitoes and water skeeters. I also have seen two or three crawdads, which are also invertebrates. There are many mosquitos, and not as many water skeeters or crawdads. I researched these invertebrates and didn't find much worth sharing besides that mosquitoes probably live near my area because they reproduce in water. I also have spiders.
2. The spiders’ role in my area is to eat other smaller insects, and limit the growth of populations of other insects. While they do consume a large number of prey, spiders do not damage any plants. Mosquitoes are a quite important part of the ecosystem because they can feed other animals or birds.
3. In my area, mosquitoes can be found all through he air above the water. Water skeeters live on the surface of the water and crawdads live under the log in the creek in my creek. These organisms all live where they do becaause it is where they are best fitted to survive.
Week 5
numbers 1 and 2. Plant 1 is a vascular seedless because it is a fern and has spores instead of seeds. Plant 2 is a dicot because the plant’s veins are going in different directions. Plant 3 is an angiosperm because it is a flower. It is a dicot because it is not a grass or a lily. nkmlkmlnl
Week 6
1. the main difference is there functions. The vascular system is used for food. The ground tissue system is used for photosynthesis, secretion, and storage, the dermal system is used to protect the plants.
2. The essential nutrients needed in soil are Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulfur, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron, and Boron. They are all important in there own way to make the soil rich.
3. There are three main methods to pollination. Those are Wind pollination, Bee pollination, and bird pollination
4. an adaptation our plants have are that they don't grow on the side of the hills only on flat ground where the better soil is.
week 3 pics
week 5 pics