Plant Update 3

This week our plants have not made any improvement in growth, but their leaves are in full bloom and greener than ever. Our plants haven't grown any bean pods so far, but I'm hoping soon they will!

Because of transpiration and root uptake, plants can fall under the water cycle.  Transpiration happens when water is evaporated through the leaves into the atmosphere. Then the water can be precipitated in thew form of water, snow, hail, etc.  Root uptake occurs when the roots of the plant take in water to fuel the plants.

Photosynthesis helps plants play a role in the carbon cycle.  Photosynthesis happens when plants take in carbon dioxide and then release it back into the atmosphere as oxygen.

Plants are part of the nitrogen cycle because many different types of bacteria live on them.  The plants make nitrates into protein then the bacteria turns it to ammonia. In order to survive, plants need to make proteins.