EvaluatingBiodiversityLab JacksonBabb 6thHour Radjewski 4/29/2012

Hypothesis IfIobserveaforestlikeecosystem,Iwillfindtrees,plants,andinsectsinabundance. Observations thegroundiswet birdsaresinging thereisgrassontheground thereisanabundanceoftrees itiscoldoutside thereisananthill itsmellslikeawetforest thereareinsectsflyingaround thereareotherinsectsontheground Icanseetheclouds thetreesaretall thegrassisuncut thewingsoftheinsectsaremakinganoise theantsarecollectingfood theleavesaregreen thegrassisgreen theairisclear thetreesareclosetogether therearebirdsinthetrees thebarkonthetreesisrough

BioticFactors Biotic Factors Ants Crow Grass Conifers Maples Kingdom Animalia Animalia Plantae Plantae Plantae Phylum Arthropoda Chordata Magnoliophyta Coniferophyta Tracheophyta Regulatoror Conformer? Conformer Regulator Conformer Conformer Conformer Autotrophor Heterotroph? Heterotroph Heterotroph Autotroph Autotroph Autotroph Whattheyeat Omnivores Omnivores N/A N/A N/A

AbioticFactors Factors Wind AirPressure Temperature DewPoint Humidity UVindex Properties fromEat7MPH 30.23in 50degreesF 23degreesF 35% 0Low

AnalysisQuestions 1.OrtonvilleStateRecreationArea,5554Hadley,42.894206,83.396879,Goodrich,MI

2.Iobserved5species.

3.Themostimportantbioticfactorinmyecosystemwasthegrass.Itissobecausegrassisa producer,itcreatestonsofenergy,andiseverywhere.Manylargeandsmallanimalsrelyheavily ontheabundanceofgrassintheecosystem.Theleastimportantfactorintheecosystemisthe crow,becauseitisthehighestuponthefoodchain,andlimitsitsownpopulationinterferingwith theproducersnutrientslikedeadanimalsandotherthings. 4. manyanimalsrelyonrockstoshelterthem plantsrelyontheabioticnutrientsinsoil plantsrelyonsunlight deciduoustreesrelyonthecycleofseasons plantsrelyonthewindbreakingdownrocksintominerals animalsrelyonweather alllifereliesontheconstantatmosphericpressure birdsrelyonairandwind fishrelyontideandwavestogetoxygen humansrelyonthematerialsthattheearthsupplies Conclusion Myhypothesiswasincorrect.Ihadassumedtherewasgoingtobemanytrees,butIdidnottake intoaccountthatgrassoutnumberstreesbyfar.Itiseasiertothinkthattreesarethemost abundantbecausetheyseemtotakeupmorevolume,butgrassspreadslowandwideacross theworldinmanydifferenttypes.Ilearnedtothinkaboutallthelittleguyswhomakeabig difference,likegrassorants.