Botany For Dummies

by Rene Fester Kratz

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781394273898
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/05/2024
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

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.

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Table of Contents

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