Introductory Botany Plants, People, and the Environment, Non-media Edition

by Berg, Linda R.

• ISBN13: 9780495384786
• ISBN10: 049538478X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-23
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Clear and engaging, Linda Berg's INTRODUCTORY BOTANY: PLANTS, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT helps you develop an appreciation of the diverse organisms we call plants, including their remarkable adaptations to the environment and their evolutionary and ecological relationships. Filled with fascinating feature boxes, intriguing chapter-opening stories, and other applied content, the text contains interesting and topical information that will pique your curiosity and help you succeed in your course. Berg shows you the many ways in which plants are fascinating in their own right, important for the existence of all life on Earth, and useful for humans in all aspects of our lives. INTRODUCTORY BOTANY: PLANTS, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT is beautifully and clearly illustrated and features a dynamic art program that helps you visualize even the most complex concepts.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to the Science of Botany

The Chemical Composition of Cells

Plant Cells

Metabolism in Cells

Plant Tissues and the Multicellular Plant Body

Plant Organs: Roots

Plant Organs: Stems

Plant Organs: Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds

Mineral Nutrition and Transport in Plants

Growth Responses and Regulation of Growth

Mitosis, Meiosis, and Life Cycles

Patterns of Inheritance

The Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Genetic Frontiers

Continuity Through Evolution

The Evolution of Populations and Species

The Classification of Plants and Other Organisms

Viruses and Prokaryotes

Kingdom Protista

Kingdom Fungi

Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes

The Plant Kingdom: Seedless Vascular Plants

The Plant Kingdom: Gymnosperms

The Plant Kingdom: Flowering Plants

Ecosystems

Biomes of the World

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