What
growing conditions are best in the oak forest? Good soil, more soil moisture, and
protection from the wind helps many plants.
What community is the harshest one for plants to grow? Beach
What environmental factors are the most extreme on the beach? Hot and dry soil. Plants get sandblasted and buried by wind.
What community has the best growing conditions? Woodland dune.
What
growing conditions are best in the oak forest? Good soil, more soil moisture, and
protection from the wind helps many plants.
Could jack pines grow in the woodland dune forest? No
Why not? Not cold enough and would be out-competed by the taller and faster growing oaks.
Why don’t the oaks grow in the jack pine forest? Too cold and not enough nutrients or moisture.
The next two questions are meant to explore the students’ feelings about the park. (1) If you could sit alone for one hour, what community would you like to spend your time in? Why?
(2) Everyday you make choices. Today you chose to visit the park without damaging the plants. If you came back to the park, do you think you would run through the dunes and possibly damage the plants or stay on the boardwalk to protect the park?
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