Business Environment: Iris Plants And Raccoon

Environment and Resources Paper

Bret Donaldson

BIO/315

March 21, 2015

Moira McKernan Environment and Resources Paper

This paper will help show how some animals and plants can adapt to different environment. I will be discussing Iris plants and Raccoon that are in Tennessee environment. I will also be discussing the temperature and precipitation. Tennessee has mountains and grasslands and known to have some of the most beautiful forest. These are the biome of Tennessee that the Iris and Raccoon live in.

• Describe how your chosen plant has adapted to its current environment. The iris plant is known to be some very beautiful flowers. The iris plants come in different colors and they are known to be in the lower 48 states and can be found in

Without the sunlight the iris plant would not be healthy and the beautiful colors they has will not show. Does the plant use photosynthesis? Yes iris plants uses photosynthesis, they provide food for the iris plants. Plants will use the process of photosynthesis, and this will only be done from leaves. The leaves can produce food and the nutrients for the plants. The leaves will die very slowly, when this happen they will turn to a yellow color and this would go back and supply nutrients to the rhizome. I think that by the plant dying it turns around and recycle again to help with the new growth. Does it compete with other plants? I have to say yes that the iris plants compete, just as anything else does. The iris plants is known to put a lot of energy when they are producing numerous, colorful flowers and very large in size. A single plant would so that they could stand out from other plants and able to attract pollinators. When this occurs other plants are blooming and they all are competing for pollinators. The iris plants need space so that it can grow, so that is a form of competing. How does the plant adjust to temperature extremes? The iris plants are known that there is not any other species can grow in a wide range of

In my opinion because raccoons are known to be found in wetlands they would be able to adapt well in Florida. Florida is known to have water which is from rivers, swamps and this is where raccoons are able to feed from. According to "Edis" (2015), raccoons are found statewide in Florida in ever increasing number. Raccoon’s population increases because of urbanization and agriculture. This is because of there is more food for them to eat. Identify the primary challenges the animal will face. I think that they would have some challenges because of the population would increase. They would fight for more food and space. What will be the biggest threats to its survival? One threat would be because of the area that they are in; they would come in contact with much larger animals like alligators. Alligators are known to prey on raccoons and will eat them. What trade-offs would you expect as a result of the new adaptations? The trade of for the raccoons being in Florida would be that they are able to grow larger because of the much more food supply there. I think that if they have more food and close to wetland they would have less contact with humans.

Conclusion

Iris plants are very beautiful and they are able to survive in different environments. They need sunlight to help with the growth and the leaves when they fall that they would recycle