How Plants And Animals Are Adapted To Environment In IIT Campus

How Plants And Animals Are Adapted To Environment In IIT Campus

AIM:

Our main aim is to observe how plants and animals are adapted to the environment of IIT campus.

HYPOTHESIS:

Since, IIT resembles tropic zone it might have a huge variety of animals and plants of same species. since it resembles the environment of forest, the varied species will be found deep in the jungle as per our prediction.

WORK-PLAN:

The very first day after we got to know our project, we were excited to do this project, Fist, we sat around and discussed on how to do this project. We divided our work among our selves in bringing the information.

WE STARTED

We started our research from the OAT where we saw a white buck. Next zone was Stadium where we saw many mushroom and lichen. we took pictures of those. Then we went near SAC building where we saw black buck, snail, butterfly, Indian pond heron and vishnu's flower. we saw many intereting butterfly and small herbs with special featuresSencond day, everyone assembled near stadium where we divied into 2 groups boys and girls group. girls went to see the adapatations of plant and trees where as boys went in searchh of animals and insects. and we also saw many types of mushrooms. the types of species that we found in IIT, some of them are mentioned below:

1. monkey
2. deer
3. black buck
4. white buck
5. ants
6. domino caroach
7. red bug
8. and so on

We took the photo and noted their identities of plants which looked different from the other plants/trees. The other day. We got a book regarding the species found in IIT, with the help of that book we found the names of some trees/plants that we have not heard,

We surfed the net regarding the adaptations of plants and animals.

  We got the information regarding those plants and animals.

after collecting information about our topic we prepared a report about this topic which is the one you are reading now.
as a result, our group acknowledged by the physical and the adapatation features of different species in IIT.

DATA ANALYSIS:

OBSERVATION:

Insects- 

Domino Roach

Scientific name:- therea petiveriana

Description:- round , black and white,wings,small, ground dwelling 

Location:-  KV school ground

Adaptation:- the black and white pattern of adults is believed to hane evoles to mimic the pattern of the aggressive ground beetle anthia sexgutten that has strong defenses, including the ability to spray chemical irradiation. the upper side of the abdomen is orange-yellow.
the spots on the asymmetrical tegmina areplaced so that when closed the spots appear symmetrical,

Red Bug

Scientific name:- lphita limbata 

Description:- red, black, pared , female: large male:small

Location:- near gajendra circle bus stop 

Adaptation:- 

Garden Snail

Scientific name:- achatina fulica

Description:- land snail, shell- spherical, brown

Location:- near SAC

Adaptation:- 
the body is soft and slimy, brownish-grey, and the animal retrats itself entirely into shell when inactive or threatened. when injured or badly irritaed the animal produces a defensive froth of mucus that might repel some enemies or overwhelm aggressive small ants.
The epiphragm helps the snail retain moisture and protects it from small predators such as some ants.

Grey Pansy Butterfly

Scientific name:-  junonia atlites

Description:- 5.5 – 6.5cm size, wings: grey , black spotted, eyespots: margins; 4-6 per wing 

Location:- near SAK (black buck habitat)

Adaptation:- 

Jewel Bug

Scientific name:- chrysocoris stolli

Description:- green-gold color, black spots, small

Location:- school ground

Adaptation:- There beetles are small to medium-sized with a hard carapace. they are rather flat, long, and oval-shaped. the wing-covers are often bumpy , brown or black, with an iridescent sheen. 

Centipede

Scientific name:- Chilopoda

Description:- long, Browne, many legs

Location:- near IIT hospital

Adaptation:- 

Animals-

Indian Pond Heron

 Scientific name:- ardeola grayii                                                                                              Description:- small, color brown, long beck                                                                         Location:- near SAC                                                                                                                 Adaptation:- 

Blackbuck

Scientific name:- Antilope cervicapra                                                                           Description:- female: brown, lacks horns, males: brown turning black after 3 years of age                                                                                    




Location:-  SAC building

Adaptation:- 

Spotted Deer, Chital

Scientific name:- Axis axis                                                                                                       Description:- Its coat is a bright rufous – fawn profusely spotted with white .Old bucks or more brownish in colour and darker. The graceful antlers have three tines, a long brow tine set nearly at right angles to the beam and two branch tines at the top. A well-built stag from these parts stands 36 in.(90) at the shoulder and weighs about 190 Ib.(85kg).                                                                                                                               Location:- Main IIT out gate

Native:- India, Peninsula and Ceylon,  (Punjab, Assam, Himalayan foothills, Terai and Madhya Pradesh)

Adaptation:- There are seen in herds of ten to thirty, which may contain two or three stags, frequently associate with many forest animals, particularly with monkeys, feed till late in the morning and again in the afternoon, and lie down in the interval in some shaded spot. The new antlers are in velvet till the end of December. Usually the mother gives birth to a single fawn, chital are prolific breeders

Seneca White Deer

Scientific name:- Ficus benghalensis                                                                                         Description:- normal brown-colored eyes, some have pink eyes, white hare, extremely rare, spiral horn, Size; A well-grown buck stands about 32in.[80cm], weighs about 90 Ib [40kg]. Horns seldom exceed 20 in.[50cm] in the south.                                                                                 Location:- IIT Basketball Court                                                                                                      Native:- Seneca

Adaptation:- 

SIZE:  A well-grown buck stands about 32in.[80cm] at the shoulder and on the average weighs about 90 Ib [40kg]. Horns seldom exceed 20 in.[50cm] in the south.

Distinctive characters:  The body is covered with white colour and its beautiful  spiraled horns, which may reach the shoulder height of the animal, give it an elegance hardly equelled by any antelope. The exclusively Indian animal is perhaps the most beautiful of all its kind.

Plants-

Cluster Fig Tree

Scientific name:- ficus racmosa
Description:- 12-20 meter tall , large inside forest , whitish trunk , fruit:- unmistakable figs , dense bunch 
Native:- india , sri lanka and pacific  
Location:- near pilliamman koil

Adaptation:- 

CONCLUSION:

We conclude that IIT is pollution free since there are lots of mushroom seen around. "A place is called pollution free when there are lots of mushroom seen around" since Mushroom grows in pollution less place. Therefore plants and animals are living healthy. There are lot of Rare species like white deer which are extremely rare species which are living happily and IIT helps them to increase the population by giving them best habitats.

PROBLEM FACED:

1. Unfavorable climate conditions
2. Heavy rainfall
3. Co-ordination
4. Dense forests are difficult to access

REMARKABLE EVENTS:

1. Explore many places of IIT which were previously unknown to us 
2. Rare oppurtunity to see albina buck and other exotic species
3. We got to know our team mates better
4. We took time of by chilling in gurunath

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

1. We thank our teacher for giving us the wonderful opportuntith to work as a team and learn more about the wonderful topic of adaptation.
2. We thank ore parents who have immensely supported us throughout the project.
3. We are grateful to the internet, the hub of infiniteknowledge, for providing us useful information.

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