ENBE Project OneExperiencing Nature

EcosystemA community of living organisms and their relationship with their physical environment

We choose a site on the hill

The river

Altitude decreases

Habitat characteristic:1. Dry 2. Has more

perennial trees

3. Cooler

We measured the trees and small plants

Our site

I found my plant- bamboo here

I found my animal – caterpillar here

Big trees

Small plants and bushes

Fallen tree trunk

Trail where people walk has no trees or small plant

Lower ground

Rain washed away the soil because there are no trees to hold it.

110cm

120cm

130cm

130cm

80cm

57cm

The plants in the lower ground is shorter because they receive less sunlight

Average growth of small plant (height): 104.5cm

148

cm

147

cm

103.5cm

69cm

160

cm

57cm

124cm

47cm

Average growth of trees (circumference): 106.9cm

The perennial trees leaves fall to the ground and become nutrient for themselves and other plants

The perennial trees are surround by small plants

Description of soil type

Section of our site

Different type of soil grow different type of plant

Five Senses Experience

Day 1River water Caterpillar Bamboo Mushroom

Taste Slightly salty - Tasteless -

Smell - Smell of chicken farm

- Like rain water

Hear Flowing water sound

-Sound of a hollow tube when knocked

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See Clear Bright orange and black

A lot of leavesA cluster of mushroom on a dead root

Feel Sandy and cold

Soft and fragile Smooth like marble

Like carpet and slightly moist

Day 2

Lake water Dead leaves Flower Soil Tree bark

Taste Fiber drinks taste

Hard to chew Sweet Slightly salty

Slightly bitter

Smell - Decay smell Shampoo smell

Smell of rain water

Smell of wood

Hear -Broom sweeping sound when stepped

- -Sound of cicada on the trees

SeeCloudy and brown in colour

Brown and in pieces

Colourful and a lot of ants on it

Bright orange

Brown and covered with wrinkles

FeelMuddy at the bottom Dry and crunchy

Soft and turgid

Granular and dry

Rough and crunchy

My AnimalCaterpillar

My Animal - Caterpillar

There are 2100 species of caterpillar around the world

Biological classification of living organisms

Kingdom : AnimaliaPhylum : ArthrpodaClass : InsectaOrder : LepidopteraFamily : Papilionnidae Commonly known as Swallowtail Caterpillar

My Animal – Life Cycle

Life cycle

Egg

Caterpillar

Pupa

Butterfly

Caterpillar is the larvae form of butterfly

Butterfly lays eggs on the leave of a plant that only the caterpillar eats

A hard protective casing for caterpillar to undergo metamorphosis into butterfly

The whole cycle usually takes up 4-8 weeks

Swallowtail pupa are typically attached to a substrate by silk

Caterpillar is an insect, thus it has only 3 pairs of true legs

Anal clasper and prolegs act like sucker and help the caterpillar to climb

Head

True legsProlegs

My Animal - Anatomy

Anal clasper

Abdominal segmentThoracic segment

Caterpillar has

4000 muscles while human only

have 629 muscles.

248 muscles in the head

My Animal - Strategy of Survival

OsmeteriumA bright-coloured flesh that evert on the caterpillar head when threathened. It emits foul smell to ward off predators.

It is a signature defense mechanism of Swallowtail caterpillar

AppearanceStartling appearance and bright colour as warning to predator that they may be poisonous.

MovementThrash around when captured to attempt an escape from predators

Swallowtail CaterpillarEat up to

27000 times of its own weight and increase body

mass by 1000 times.

My Animal – Strategy of SurvivalOther Caterpillar

1. Camouflage

Caterpillar resemble the surrounding environment to avoid being spot by predators

Caterpillar of Comma Butterfly resemble bird dropping to avoid being prey by birds

2. Poisonous

The caterpillar extracts the toxin from their host plant (the plant they eat)and process it into their own venom.

Lonomia obliqua and Lonomia achelous are caterpillars in Brazil that produce toxin that can cause severe internal hemorrhage and death in human after 24 hours.The death rate caused by these caterpillars is 2.5%.

3. Behavior

Amorpha juglandis makes high pitched whistles ranging from 9 kHz to 22 kHz to scare away predators

The whistle last for 44 to 2060 ms and comprise of 1 to 8 whistles.

Psychidae caterpillar or commonly known as Bagworms construct cases from natural materials such as twigs to hide in.

4. Protective Case

My PlantBamboo

My Plant - BambooKingdom : PlantaePhylum : MagnoliophytaClass : LiliopsidaOrder : PoalesFamily : Poaceae

Bamboo is a grass, not a tree.There are 1000

species of bamboo in the world.

My Plant - AnatomyStem

CulmNode

Bamboo is hollow on the inside.

Each section or culm is divided by nodes.

My Plant - AnatomyRoot

Runner roots have been documented to travel over

20 feet (6.096 meter)in a single season underground.

Bamboo root is a rhizome root. It can be categorized as running roots and clumipng root.

My Plant - AnatomyLeaves

The leaves are hard to chew and not delicious to prevent herbivores from consuming them.

My Plant – Strategy of Survival

1. Mass Seeding

Bamboo of the same stock around the world flowers at the same time and die.Flowering of bamboo occurs once every 20 to 120 years. It is a rare occurrence.

2. Strong Structure

Strong root to support the plant and prevent it from collapsing

High tensile strength of

28000 kg/ inchesand steel has

23000 kg/ inches

3. Fast Growing

255.3 cm

300cmBamboo can grow up to

39 inches (100cm) in 24 hours.

I measured the bamboo height in my site

Site VisitRiverstone Eco Resort

Day 1

• Late departure due to some problem.• Bought breakfast for those who want it at the roadside• Arrived at the Riverstone Eco Resort• Loading luggages

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area•List out suitable site – hill and lakeside•Takes photos and videos

•More detailed photos•Collect samples•Choose individual plant and animal species•Plan out video storyboard

Exploration

Did not manage to do because1. Wrong

understanding of brief

2. Wasted too much time

My animal - caterpillar

Leisure Time

Free Activity Playing Cards

Creating group logo

Day 2•Breakfast•Skip “Rempuh Halangan” Activity•Take photos and videos of the site•“Rakit Buluh” Activity

Final Site ObservationCollect Data•Measure trees and small plants•Take introduction and conclusion video•Recorded 5 senses experience•Drew sketches

My Group’s Infographic Poster

My part of the infographic poster

ReferencePhoto byTan Shing YeouJ-sern Phua

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