Blog Post Assignment #4

Some abiotic factors that our plant depends on are water, soil, and sunlight. Our plants are competing for resources from the soil, water, and sun. The plants have to compete with the other living things in that area, and needs to make sure that it gets all the resources it needs before it is too late. In order to be a "winner" the plant has to adapt to the environment and get everything it needs in order to stay alive. You can tell who the winners are by seeing if they are the right size, the right color, and are in the right shape. The plant interacts with the bugs and animals that come eat the harvest. The plant is helping the animal stay alive, although the plant does get damaged by this. There is evidence that there is secondary succession occurring in our garden. The weeds are growing on the soil that was already there, which makes it secondary succession.