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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.
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By:
Rene Fester Kratz (Everett Community College; University of Washington WA)
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 188mm,
Spine: 31mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9781394273898
ISBN 10: 1394273894
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 10 December 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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.
