Seed Update #4

  In order for our bean plants to survive, they must rely on abiotic factors like soil and the nutrients within it, temperature and climate, availability of water and precipitation, and amount of light in the area. All of those factors have an affect on our plants, as they are all necessary for them to survive. However, some biotic factors are also the foundation of the plants' survival; organisms like bees, which help to spread pollen from flower to flower, affect the plant. Other biotic factors affect our plants, and not always in a positive way. For example, organisms like insects and bugs may feed off of our plants' leaves.
  Competition in nature is when organisms using the same limited resource or nutrient begin to fight to survive. A sign of competition in our bean plants are the height of the stems and their leaves, as well as their roots (although they are not visible at a glance). Our plants are competing against both each other and the other foliage and plant life around them for sunlight and water, two resources none of the aforementioned are capable of surviving without.
  Within the struggle of competition, the "winners" and "losers" are revealed with two determinants: which plant survives and which plant dies off. Although the "winners" and "losers" should be relatively clear cut, it is not always so. Most times, several "winners" emerge or the "winner" does not survive because of an abiotic or biotic factor.
  Our plants' interactions and relationships with their surroundings shows that they truly are part of the ecosystem in the garden. Organisms like caterpillars feed on the plants' leaves, which eventually grow back. The caterpillars and other similar organisms obtain energy and food, while the plant is harmed temporarily, as the leaves do grow back.
  In the garden ecosystem, as mentioned previously, our plants' have interactions and relationships with their surrounding community. As the bean plants continue to grow, weeds, moss, and other plant life are in turn springing up to grow as well. Organisms are becoming more common to be found, as the new bean plants are a new resource for them.