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Essentials of Botany (Hardcover)
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Botany is the scientific study of plants. Plants, means a wide
range of living organisms from the smallest bacteria to the largest
living things - the giant sequoia trees. Whether you call it
botany, plant science or plant biology, it is one of the world's
oldest natural sciences. By this definition plants include: algae,
fungi, lichens, mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants. Today
scientists believe bacteria, algae and fungi are in their own
distinct kingdoms, but most general botany courses, and most Botany
Departments at colleges and universities, still teach about these
groups. Because the field is so broad, there are many kinds of
plant biologists and many different opportunities available.
Botanists interested in ecology study interactions of plants with
other organisms and the environment. Other field botanists search
to find new species or do experiments to discover how plants grow
under different conditions. Some botanists study the structure of
plants. They may work in the field, concentrating on the pattern of
the whole plant. Others use microscopes to study the most detailed
fine structure of individual cells. Many botanists do experiments
to determine how plants convert simple chemical compounds into more
complex chemicals. Plants are vital to all life on earth. They
convert light from the sun into energy we can eat, and even use for
fuel. They also release the oxygen we breathe. Botanists study
plants to try to understand how these processes work. Their
research is involved in enhancing crops, developing medicines,
cleaning up contaminated sites, and even powering our cars. It's an
exciting field on the cutting edge of the clean energy economy.
It's also a profession for nature lovers. Botanists study processes
that occur on a time scale ranging from fractions of a second in
individual cells to those that unfold over eons of evolutionary
time.
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