{"product_id":"botany-for-dummies-isbn-9781394273898","title":"Botany For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvest basic botany knowledge from this abundant book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBotany For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet an easy-to-understand introduction to the key concepts in botany\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRead about recent discoveries and theories in the world of plant science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand different families of plants and where they grow\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImprove your grade and pass your exam in your introductory botany course\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet a copy of \u003ci\u003eBotany For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e and watch your botany knowledge bloom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Getting Started with Botany Basics 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Exploring Botany 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Peering at Plant Cells and Tissues 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Vegetative Structures: Stems, Roots, and Leaves 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Reproductive Structures: Spores, Seeds, Cones, Flowers, and Fruits 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Discovering Plant Physiology 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Photosynthesis: Making Sugar from Scratch 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Cellular Respiration: Making Your Cake and Eating It, Too 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Moving Materials through Plants 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Regulating Plant Growth and Development 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Making More Plants: Plant Reproduction and Genetics 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Greening the Earth: Plant Reproduction 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Passing Plant Characteristics to the Next Generation 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Changing with the Times: Evolution and Adaptation 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: The Wide, Wonderful World of Plants 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: The Tree of Life: Showing the Relationships between Living Things 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Precursors to Plants: Bacteria, Protists, and Algae 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Examining the Forest Floor: Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Their Seeds Are Naked: Gymnosperms 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Say It with Flowers: Angiosperms 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: I’m Not a Plant, But I’m a Fungi 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Embracing the Synergy of Plants and People 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Exploring the Relationship Between People and Plants 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Foraging, Farming, and Engineering Plants 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Making Connections with Plant Ecology 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: The Part of Tens 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten Weirdest Plants 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Ten Tips for Improving Your Grade in Botany 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 369\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRené Fester Kratz, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a biology instructor at Everett Community College and the author of several science books written for the general public. 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