“LIFE is Anything but Simple”

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“To acquire knowledge, one must study;

but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” – Marilyn Vos Savant

At exactly Saturday: dated October 4,2015 we were tasks to visit a place- Nazaret,
Buenavista, Guimaras to be specific wherein we, our group conducted the experiment in our
subject BIO 003. In this study, entitled ““LIFE is Anything but Simple”, we were able to apply
all the learnings that we get from all the knowledge of our beloved professor.
Indeed, it was a successful and geart accomplishments for us students and as a group to
explore the wonders of biology. With our innocent minds that turns into something
knowledgeable.

And as a result, we come up with the following information below:

Figure 1.1

Biotic Components Abiotic Components

A. Autotrophs A. Temperature
1. Air = 36.5
Common Description Density 2. Soil = 36.3
Name 3. Water= 36.4
Kamunsil Pithecellobium dulce is a tree that 1
Tree reaches a height of about 10 to 15 m
(Pithecello (33 to 49 ft). Its trunk is spiny and its B. Acidity
bium leaves are bipinnate. Each pinna has a 1. Water = Base
Dulce) single pair of ovate-oblong leaflets that 2. Soil = Base
are about 2 to 4 cm (0.79 to 1.57 in)
long. The flowers are greenish-white,
fragrant, sessile and reach about 12 C. Wind Direction
cm (4.7 in) in length, though appear 118◦ Southeast
shorter due to coiling. The flowers
produce a pod, which turns pink when
ripe and opens to expose an edible
pulp. The pulp contains black shiny Other Abiotic:
seeds that are circular and flat.
Kangkong I. aquatica grows in water or on moist Common Name: Plastic
(Ipomoea soil. Its stems are 2–3 metres (7–10 ft) Description:
Aquatica) or more long, rooting at the nodes, and A plastic is a material that can
they are hollow and can float. The change its shape, so many things
leaves vary from typically sagittate can be made of plastic. There are
(arrow head-shaped) to lanceolate, 5– many types of plastic. Some can
15 cm (2–6 in) long and 2–8 cm (0.8– be shaped only when they are
3 in) broad. The flowers are trumpet- freshly made; then they become
shaped, 3–5 cm (1–2 in) in diameter, hard afterwards. Others can be
and usually white in colour with a
 mauve centre. Propagation is either by
planting cuttings of the stem shoots
that will root along nodes or planting
the seeds from flowers that produce
seed pods.
Guava A small tree to 33 ft (10 in) high, with 1
(Psidium spreading branches, the guava is easy
Guajava) to recognize because of its smooth,
thin, copper-colored bark that flakes
off, showing the greenish layer
beneath; and also because of the
attractive, "bony" aspect of its trunk
which may in time attain a diameter of
10 in (25 cm). Young twigs are
quadrangular and downy. The leaves,
aromatic when crushed, are
evergreen, opposite, short-petioled,
oval or oblong-elliptic, somewhat
irregular in outline; 2 3/4 to 6 in (7-15
cm) long, I 'A to 2 in (3-5 cm) wide,
leathery, with conspicuous parallel
veins, and more or less downy on the
underside. Faintly fragrant, the white
flowers, borne singly or in small
clusters in the leaf axils, are 1 in (2.5
cm) wide, with 4 or 5 white petals
which are quickly shed, and a
prominent tuft of perhaps 250 white
stamens tipped with pale-yellow
anthers.
Blue Grass Poa pratensis is a herbaceous
(Poa perennial plant 30–70 centimetres
Pratensis) (12–28 in) tall. The leaves have boat-
shaped tips, narrowly linear, up to 20
centimetres (8 in) long and 3–5
millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) broad,
smooth or slightly roughened, with a
rounded to truncate ligule 1–2
millimetres (0.039–0.079 in) long. The
conical panicle is 5–20 centimetres (2–
8 in) long, with 3 to 5 branches in the
basal whorls; the oval spikelets are 3–
6 millimetres (0.12–0.24 in) long with
2 to 5 florets, and are purplish-green
or grey. They are in flower from May
to July, compared to annual
meadowgrass (Poa annua) which is in
flower for eight months of the year.
changed by heating them up or
even by melting them.
Common Name: Bark
Description:
Bark is the outermost layers of
stems and roots of woody plants.
Plants with bark include trees,
woody vines, and shrubs. Bark
refers to all the tissues outside of
the vascular cambium and is a
nontechnical term It overlays the
wood and consists of the inner
bark and the outer bark. The inner
bark, which in older stems is living
tissue, includes the innermost
area of the periderm. The outer
bark in older stems includes the
dead tissue on the surface of the
stems, along with parts of the
innermost periderm and all the
tissues on the outer side of the
periderm. The outer bark on trees
which lies external to the last
formed periderm is also called the
rhytidome.
Common Name: Dried Leaves
Description:
Typically a leaf is a thin,
dorsiventrally flattened organ,
borne above ground and
specialized for photosynthesis.
Most leaves have distinctive upper
(adaxial) and lower (abaxial)
surfaces that differ in colour,
hairiness, the number of stomata
(pores that intake and output
gases) and other features. In
most plant species, leaves are
broad and flat. Such species are
referred to as broad-leaved
plants. Many gymnosperm species
have thin needle-like leaves that
can be advantageous in cold
climates frequented by snow and
 Poa pratensis has a fairly prominent frost. Leaves can also have other
mid-vein (center of the blade). shapes and forms such as the
Eggplant The eggplant is a delicate, tropical 1 scales in certain species of
(Solanum perennial often cultivated as a tender conifers. Some leaves are not
Melongen or half-hardy annual in temperate above ground (such as bulb
a) climates. It grows 40 to 150 cm (16 to scales). Succulent plants often
59 in) tall, with large, coarsely lobed have thick juicy leaves, but some
leaves that are 10 to 20 cm (3.9 to 7.9 leaves are without major
in) long and 5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) photosynthetic function and may
broad. Semiwild types can grow much be dead at maturity, as in some
larger, to 225 cm (7.38 ft) with large cataphylls, and spines).
leaves over 30 cm (12 in) long and 15 Furthermore, several kinds of leaf-
cm (5.9 in) broad. The stem is often like structures found in vascular
spiny. The flower is white to purple, plants are not totally homologous
with a five-lobed corolla and yellow with them.
stamens. The egg-shaped glossy
purple fruit has white flesh with a
meaty texture. The cut surface of the
flesh rapidly turns brown when the
fruit is cut open. On wild plants, the
fruit is less than 3 cm (1.2 in) in
diameter, but very much larger in
cultivated forms, reaching 30 cm (12
in)
Makahiya The stem is erect in young plants, but
(Mimosa becomes creeping or trailing with age.
Pudica) It can hang very low and become
floppy. The stem is slender, branching,
and sparsely to densely prickly,
growing to a length of 1.5 m (5 ft).
The leaves are bipinnately compound,
with one or two pinnae pairs, and 10–
26 leaflets per pinna. The petioles are
also prickly. Pedunculate (stalked) pale
pink or purple flower heads arise from
the leaf axils in mid summer with more
and more flowers as the plant gets
older. The globose to ovoid heads are
8–10 mm in diameter (excluding the
stamens). On close examination, it is
seen that the floret petals are red in
their upper part and the filaments are
pink to lavender. The fruit consists of
clusters of 2–8 pods from 1–2 cm long
each, these being prickly on the
margins. The pods break into 2–5
segments and contain pale brown
seeds some 2.5 mm long. The flowers
 are pollinated by the wind and insects.
The seeds have hard seed coats which
restrict germination.
Mushroom A mushroom (or toadstool) is the 2
(Agaricus fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a
bisporus) fungus, typically produced above
ground on soil or on its food source.
Bariri Thin, long, flowery plant.
B. Heterotrophs
Common Description Density
Name
Cane Toad The cane toad is very large; the 4
(Rhinella females are significantly longer than
Marina) males, reaching an average length of
10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in). "Prinsen", a
toad kept as a pet in Sweden, is listed
by the Guinness Book of Records as
the largest recorded specimen. It
reportedly weighed 2.65 kg (5.84 lb)
and measured 38 cm (15 in) from
snout to vent, or 54 cm (21 in) when
fully extended. Larger toads tend to be
found in areas of lower population
density. They have a life expectancy of
10 to 15 years in the wild, and can live
considerably longer in captivity, with
one specimen reportedly surviving for
35 years.
Burgundy Pinkish, slimmy and
Snail Eggs solid
(Helix
Pomatia)
Red Ants Ants are eusocial insects of the family
(Formicida Formicidae and, along with the related
e) wasps and bees, belong to the order
Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from
wasp-like ancestors in the mid-
Cretaceous period between 110 and
130 million years ago and diversified
after the rise of flowering plants. More
than 12,500 of an estimated total of
22,000 species have been classified.
They are easily identified by their
elbowed antennae and the distinctive
node-like structure that forms their
slender waists.
Beetles Beetles are a group of insects that form
the order Coleoptera /koʊliːˈɒptərə/.
(Coleopter The word "coleoptera" is from the
a) Greek koleos, meaning "sheath"; and
pteron, meaning "wing", thus
"sheathed wing", because most
beetles have two pairs of wings, the
front pair, the "elytra", being hardened
and thickened into a shell-like
protection for the rear pair and the
beetle's abdomen.
Ladybug Most coccinellids have oval, dome- 1
(Coccinelli shaped bodies with six short legs.
dae) Depending on the species, they can
have spots, stripes, or no markings at
all. Seven-spotted coccinellids are red
or orange with three spots on each
side and one in the middle; they have
a black head with white patches on
each side.
Spider Spiders (order Araneae) are air- 1
(Araneae) breathing arthropods that have eight
legs and chelicerae with fangs that
inject venom. They are the largest
order of arachnids and rank seventh in
total species diversity among all other
orders of organisms.
Centepede Centipedes have a rounded or 1
(Chilopoda flattened head, bearing a pair of
) antennae at the forward margin. They
have a pair of elongated mandibles,
and two pairs of maxillae. The first pair
of maxillae form the lower lip, and bear
short palps. The first pair of limbs
stretch forward from the body to cover
the remainder of the mouth. These
limbs, or maxillipeds, end in sharp
claws and include venom glands that
help the animal to kill or paralyse its
prey.
Fly True flies are insects of the order 1
(Diptera) Diptera (from the Greek di = two, and
ptera = wings). The most obvious
distinction from other orders of insects
is that a typical fly possesses a pair of
flight wings on the mesothorax and a
pair of halteres, derived from the hind
wings, on the metathorax. (Some
species of flies are exceptional in that
they are secondarily flightless.) The
 only other order of insects bearing two
true, functional wings plus any form of
halteres are the Strepsiptera, and in
contrast to the flies, the Strepsiptera
bear their halteres on the mesothorax
and their flight wings on the
metathorax.
Dragonfly A dragonfly is an insect belonging to 1
(Anisopter the order Odonata. Adult dragonflies
a) are characterized by large multifaceted
eyes, two pairs of strong transparent
wings, sometimes with coloured
patches, and an elongated body.
Dragonflies can be mistaken for the
related group, damselflies (Zygoptera),
which are similar in structure though
usually lighter in build; however, the
wings of most dragonflies are held flat
and away from the body, while
damselflies hold the wings folded at
rest, along or above the abdomen.
Dragonflies are agile fliers while
damselflies have a weaker, fluttery
flight. Many dragonflies have brilliant
iridescent or metallic colours produced
by structural coloration, making them
conspicuous in flight. An adult
dragonfly eye has nearly 24,000
ommatidia.
 REFLECTION

“Life is anything but simple.”, we, as a group come up with idea or a specific title because
of a specific organisms, plants and animals couldn’t exist without life. In simplicity of its nature
and perfection of its creation. It was all made very creative and beautiful in its simplest ways. As
we go through with our lesson in biology, we were able to apply and explore the wonders of
“bio”.
Interactions of different organisms to one another. One of the example is the give and
take relationship of each components of the ecosystem which completely creates the perfect and
contiuous cycle of the system. Giving and taking to one another is one of the keys for us to
survive. We, people can’t survive if we just depend on ourselves, that’s why inorder for us to live,
we also need abiotic organisms. Biotic and abiotic organisms depend to one anothor for them to
survive. Some can produce and make their own food but others cannot. That’s why we come up
with ”food chains”. Producers consumers and decomposersto be specific; having the prey and
predator as an example. Also, there are organisms in the ecosystem that only lives in the existence
of the other. One of the example is the commensalism wherein one organism is benefited while
the other is unaffected.
As we traverse and make a step at the Province of Guimaras
to conduct our experiment, we were amazed at the beauty of its nature. With an open field and
hot sunlight straightly shining and the wind breeze sums up the refreshing rice fields. With the
use of sticks and strings, we created our quadrant. In this small quadrant, we find and discover
different biotic and abiotic organisms. It is not simply an experiment but it also helps us to widen
our minds for new learnings. Biotic and abiotic organisms play a different role in the ecosystem.
Each of them play an important and unique role. They have their own specialization and functions,
that’s why we could differentiate them with one another. Both of them are very important because
they both comprises the world.
Out of this experiment, we learn a lot of things especially about how biotic and abiotic
organisms interact with one another. We create a history to be remembered. Indeed, we enjoyed
a lot with this history to be remembered. Indeed, we enjoyed a lot with this adventure. In this
world, there are so many undiscovered organisms that awaits to be discovered. “Life is anything
but simple “ and the nature is like an incredible thing that we need to discover.

Members:
Gioben Rey Borbon
Paulette Grace Britanico
Rovelyn Maderable
Sherri Faith Palmejar