Ecosystem Lab

Identifying Plants

• 1 Shrub
• 144 Herbs
• 3 Trees
• -All Hickory

IDENTifying animals

• 1 Insect
• 1 Copepod

Relationships

• 1. Plants need sunlight-
• -for photosynthesis
• 2. The bugs need the plants
• -as a food source
• 3. Animals eat the bugs for survival

Our AREA

• Ground Temp.- 74*F
• Outside Temp.- 87*F
• The temp. changes due to shade
• We had no human pollution
• -No negative effect on enviornment

The Sun

• Our area was heavily shaded
• The plants didn't have much light
• -Less sunlight = smaller plants

Diversity

• Our area had little diversity
• There were numerous herbs,
• -very few shrubs, and trees

Enviornment's health

• Our forest was mostly healthy
• -There was no pollution
• -The bugs had plenty of food
• -But our trees were dying

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