Sourthern+Ridges+Group+14(Beth,Zoey,Celest,Linn)

These are some of the information we found out during the learning journey.

Plants and animals.

__Smilax Bracteata__ This is an invasive as well as fast growing plant. It is native to Singapore and often prevents the growth of other plants by blocking the sunlight.

__Black Ant__ I found that this ant was interesting as it was golden. However, upon closer inspection, I found out that it was flecks of pollen. It was an interesting way of observing how insects pollinate flowers.

__Rubber tree__ This tree produces latex, a source of natural rubber and its fruit is a hard lobed capsule. Upon ripening, the fruit explodes and the force send the seed flying a good distance away from the rubber tree.

__Urban development__

Humans can help the plants. In the trip, we saw a few examples of such helpful activities.

First, the leaves of the trees are not swept away so that that they can be used as natural fertilizer for the trees. They allow the forest to develop naturally.

Next, construction machines were seen helping to repair the part of the forest that had been harmed by a landslide. The workers were also repairing the bridge. The bridge can be used to show tourists and the younger generation the wonders of a forest.

There are also underground reservoirs there so that water can be kept clean in a natural way.

However, buildings nearby have led to the cutting down of the area of the already degraded forest. There will be lesser area for the animals in the nature reserve.