Our kohlrabi plant has grown considerably since we planted it. The kohlrabi itself hasn't started forming yet; it's just leaves, but I predict in a couple of weeks that it will form. Compared to the other groups our plant is fairly small, and another plant has sprouted next to the main one.
Upon interacting with water in the ground, our plants bring it up into their leaves, and most of it is transpired into the atmosphere. Some of its water is also contributed in the water cycle through evaporation, and the process of transpiration and evaporation is called evapotranspiration. The rest is used for the growth and maintenance of the plant itself, which is the main factor along with sunlight that helps it grow. The reason why our plants have grown so much is due to the water cycle and how they deal with the water they receive.
During photosynthesis, our plants take in the carbon and convert it into food for themselves as well as oxygen. They also interact with carbon through respiration, when they take in oxygen and make carbon dioxide. Their growth is due to the carbon cycle in addition to the water cycle because when our plants photosynthesise, they take in the carbon and use it as food.
Our plants play a large part in the nitrogen cycle, whether they're taking it in or producing it. They get it through their roots (assimilation) and produce it once they die (ammonification). When plants such as ours are rapidly growing, nitrogen is required. Without it, our plants wouldn't have grown.
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