Introductory Plant Biology

by Stern

• ISBN13: 9780072528404
• ISBN10: 0072528400
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill (Manual)

Summary

Many of the silky-haired seeds being released from the splitting pod of a milkweed shown on the cover were presumably blown away and eventually germinated, probably in a grassy area. There are about 120 species of milkweed (Asclepias), all known for the milky latex they produce, and for being host plants to the caterpillars of monarch butterflies. Other insects, birds, and animals tend to shun milkweeds because the latex is bitter, but Native Americans used infusions of roots for at least 1,000 years to treat respiratory ailments and fevers. In the past, similar root infusions were also widely used in American medicine as an expectorant, and to treat cancers. The flowers, as shown in the Chapter 23 opener, are elegant. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
What Is Plant Biology?	p. 1
The Nature of Life	p. 13
Cells	p. 29
Tissues	p. 53
Roots and Soils	p. 64
Stems	p. 84
Leaves	p. 106
Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds	p. 127
Water in Plants	p. 149
Plant Metabolism	p. 165
Growth	p. 192
Meiosis and Alternation of Generations	p. 216
Genetics	p. 225
Plant Breeding and Propagation	p. 247
Evolution	p. 267
Plant Names and Classification	p. 280
Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, Domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and Viruses	p. 293
Kingdom Protista	p. 319
Kingdom Fungi	p. 348
Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes	p. 373
The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives	p. 388
Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms	p. 411
Seed Plants: Angiosperms	p. 430
Flowering Plants and Civilization	p. 449
Ecology	p. 474
Biomes	p. 495
Scientific Names of Organisms Mentioned in the Text	p. 505
Biological Controls	p. 528
Useful and Poisonous Plants, Fungi, and Algae	p. 536
House Plants and Home Gardening	p. 566
Metric Equivalents and Conversion Tables	p. 592
Glossary	p. 595
Index	p. 609
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