What I learned on the 17th

This week I learned that invasive species can have a massive negative impact in the environment, such as the Zebra Mussel. However, some species can better the environment. I was shocked to find that the Honey Bee was a new species and helps better the environment by pollinating the nectar in the flower.
In class, I also found interesting that species use resource partitioning. I knew that some animals need the same food in order to survive; although, I never realized that there were so many ways to retrieve it without disturbing other species.
I was also interested in the biomes that were talked about at the end of class. I liked how each biome was described individually.



Biosphere 2

I found the talk of Jane Poynter really interesting. It was nice to hear of her experience in Biosphere Two. I feel that she has a good sense of the world and I am glad that she is trying to pass it on to others. I feel that the project gave some realization for people to have to work for their food in order to survive. I also believe that it gave people the opportunity to at least understand that humans need trees to minimize the carbon dioxide atmosphere.
Today, I feel that people do not really have a sense of where their food comes from and how much we, as a whole affect the environment. When she talked about her back yard in Arizona; I was pleased she brought that matter up. Many people in the United States are very worried about what their garden looks like that they forget or don’t know what the they should be really worried about. I was shocked that if everyone let their grass grow it would help the environment tremendously because we in fact need it.