Botany For Dummies
Description
Harvest basic botany knowledge from this abundant book
Botany For Dummies gives you a thorough overview of the fundamentals of botany, but in simple terms that anyone can understand. Great for supplementing your botany coursework or brushing up before an exam, this book covers plant evolution, the structure and function of plant cells, and plant identification. Plus, you'll learn about how plants of different types are changing and adapting in response to changing climates. This new edition goes into more detail on fungi—not technically plants, but no one is holding that against them. Regardless of what brought you to the wonderful world of botany, this book will show you around.
- Get an easy-to-understand introduction to the key concepts in botany
- Read about recent discoveries and theories in the world of plant science
- Understand different families of plants and where they grow
- Improve your grade and pass your exam in your introductory botany course
Get a copy of Botany For Dummies and watch your botany knowledge bloom.
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Botany Basics 5
Chapter 1: Exploring Botany 7
Chapter 2: Peering at Plant Cells and Tissues 13
Chapter 3: Vegetative Structures: Stems, Roots, and Leaves 47
Chapter 4: Reproductive Structures: Spores, Seeds, Cones, Flowers, and Fruits 71
Part 2: Discovering Plant Physiology 91
Chapter 5: Photosynthesis: Making Sugar from Scratch 93
Chapter 6: Cellular Respiration: Making Your Cake and Eating It, Too 115
Chapter 7: Moving Materials through Plants 127
Chapter 8: Regulating Plant Growth and Development 143
Part 3: Making More Plants: Plant Reproduction and Genetics 159
Chapter 9: Greening the Earth: Plant Reproduction 161
Chapter 10: Passing Plant Characteristics to the Next Generation 179
Chapter 11: Changing with the Times: Evolution and Adaptation 197
Part 4: The Wide, Wonderful World of Plants 213
Chapter 12: The Tree of Life: Showing the Relationships between Living Things 215
Chapter 13: Precursors to Plants: Bacteria, Protists, and Algae 227
Chapter 14: Examining the Forest Floor: Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants 237
Chapter 15: Their Seeds Are Naked: Gymnosperms 261
Chapter 16: Say It with Flowers: Angiosperms 273
Chapter 17: I’m Not a Plant, But I’m a Fungi 287
Part 5: Embracing the Synergy of Plants and People 299
Chapter 18: Exploring the Relationship Between People and Plants 301
Chapter 19: Foraging, Farming, and Engineering Plants 321
Chapter 20: Making Connections with Plant Ecology 339
Part 6: The Part of Tens 355
Chapter 21: Ten Weirdest Plants 357
Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Improving Your Grade in Botany 363
Index 369
René Fester Kratz, PhD, is a biology instructor at Everett Community College and the author of several science books written for the general public. She is passionate about developing science education that works.
Botany made simple, fun, and exciting
Looking to supplement your botany coursework or brush up on the fundamentals before an exam? Grab a copy of Botany For Dummies and get a thorough tour of the basics in simple, understandable terms. This book walks you through the key concepts in botany and explains the most recent discoveries and theories in the world of plant science. You’ll even get brand-new details on fungi, different families of plants, and where they’re all found. Botany For Dummies is the easy-to-understand introduction to the subject you’ve been waiting for!
Inside…
PUBLISHER:
Wiley
ISBN-13:
9781394273898
BINDING:
Paperback
BISAC:
Nature
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
Dimensions: 188.00(W) x Dimensions: 233.70(H) x Dimensions: 30.50(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General/Adult
LANGUAGE:
English