24 Hour Consumption

This a list of the things used and done in my 24 hour period.

 A) Food and Drinks:

• Coffee ( water, coffee beans, creamer ).
• Cereal ( wheat, oats, milk ).
• Bread ( wheat, oil, water ).
• Soda ( water, syrup, and other chemical I don't know the names to that are more than likely bad for me ).
• Vegetables ( plants ).
• Spices ( plants ).
• Meat ( livestock ).
• Cheeses ( dairy ).
• Flour.
• Oil.
• Water.

B) Housing and Buildings:

• Wood ( trees ).
• Cement ( water, granite ).
• Stucco.
• Metal Braces.
• Nails.
• Shingles.
• PVC ( Plastic ).
• Copper.
• Insulation.
• Dry Wall / Sheet Rock.
• Screws.
• Paint ( exterior, interior ).
• Wiring.
• Outlets / Switches.
• AC, AC Ducts, and Vents.
• Carpet.
• Tile.
• Marble.
• Caulking.
• Electricity.
• Water.
• Gas ( Petroleum ).
• Amenities ( bathroom, kitchen, living room, dining room, and bedroom ).

C) Transportation:

• Metal.
• Plastic.
• Rubber ( trees ).
• Leather ( animals ).
• Carpet.
• Nuts and Bolts.
• Screws.
• Hoses ( rubber, trees ).
• Clamps.
• Gaskets.
• Gas ( petroleum ).
• Water.
• Black Top / Asphalt.
• Steel.
• Cement ( water, granite ).
• Rivets.
• Iron.
• Paint.
• Rebar.

D) Clothing:

• Cotton.
• Polyester.
• Suede.
• Denim.
• Canvas.

E) School Supply:

• Pens ( ink, plastic, metal ).
• Pencils ( lead, plastic, metal ).
• Paper ( trees ).
• Erasers ( rubber ).
• Back Pack ( fabric ).
• Markers ( ink ).
• School Books ( paper, trees ).
• Binders / Notebooks ( plastic, cardboard, metal, paper ).

F) Personal Care Products:

• Toothpaste.
• Toothbrush.
• Floss ( silk-cotton trees ).
• Deodorant.
• Gel.
• Shampoo.
• Conditioner.
• Body Wash ( Liquid ).
• Hand Soap ( Liquid ).
• Cologne.
• Razors ( Disposable, Metal ).
• Q Tips ( Cotton, Plastic ).

G) Leisure Activities:

• Laptop ( Electricity ).
• Smart Phone ( Electricity ).
• Video Games ( Electricity ).
• TV ( Electricity ).
• DVD Player ( Electricity ).
• Driving Around ( Gas, Petroleum ).
• Sporting Goods ( Turners Outdoorsman, Bass Pro Shop )

   The topic I have chosen to write about is water quite simply because it's an area I have been studying for two years. It is made up of two elements, 2 parts ( + ) charged Hydrogen and 1 part ( - ) charged Oxygen (H2O). Water is used in many different way, from drinking to powering a hydro-electric plant. It also takes up about 75% of our planet, and as humans about 60% of our body weight. Water is brought to our homes and businesses by passing through a series of mazes, from the ground, surface, watersheds, rivers, and streams, aquaducts lakes and reservoirs, into treatment plant, then distribution plants ultimately our homes and buildings. So long as there is life on this plant there will always be a need for water, it is a vital part of everything that lives existance. Water has been around since time began and will never have a replacement as life sustaining resource.

   During the past two years I have learned that we ( humans ) need water to survive. It surprises me to learn how so many of our canyons were carved out by water from so many years of erosion. Water conservation is very important in every sence, as the less it rains the less the ground water aquifers are recharged, and as the population numbers increase our underground water sources are getting dangerously low.

Obsevation

In my 20 minute observation, I saw different types of plant, birds, trees, and insects. Among the birds I saw were Crows, Hawk, and Sparrows. Insects I saw were Bees, and Ants. Many of the trees I saw were lemon trees, orange trees, and Palms Trees, which included Windmill Palms, Washingtonia Fan Palms, Queen Palms, Mediterranean Fan Palms, Canary Palms, Island Date Palms, and Phoenix Roebelenii Palms. Each species of palm tree different from the next in size and shape, have one thing in common, all the palm trees mentioned coexist on the same property. An example of Interspecific Competition, where one or more of a given species in this limited area interact to gain access to the same resources soil, water, and sun light to grow. Though these trees give off moisture into the atmosphere by way of evepotranspiration, they are not biodegradable when taken to a land fill, therefore contributing nothing in the way of nutrients to the soil. However, these trees do provide our environment with oxrgen they also provide a dwelling and a nesting place for other birds such as owls, and other species of birds previously mentioned as well as giving the landscape well as giving the landscape a diverse and scenic landscape.