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9780816049110

The Facts on File Dictionary of Botany

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816049110

  • ISBN10:

    0816049114

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-11-01
  • Publisher: Checkmark Books
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Summary

How are miles converted into kilometers? When did Joseph Priestley discover oxygen? What is an isomer? What are the longest rivers and the largest lakes?

Now readers have fast, easy access to information that will satisfy the curiosities of even the most avid science buffs. Each Facts On File Science Dictionary defines all the terms that most people will ever need to know in language that's clear and concise.

Numerous line drawings illustrate complex concepts, and extensive cross-references make searching for the right definition quick and easy.

Written by prominent researchers, educators, and science writers, each dictionary is an ideal resource for students and general readers alike.

This dictionary covers all aspects of pure and applied plant science, including the taxonomy and classification of plants, with entries for the higher-ranking taxa.

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Excerpts

This dictionary covers all aspects of pure and applied plant science, including the taxonomy and classification of plants, with entries for the higher-ranking taxa. Techniques of nucleic acid technology are included, with references made to applications in horticulture and agriculture. The Facts On File Dictionary of Botany covers aspects of the AP Biology course, notably the sections on Organisms and Populations as well as Molecules and Cells.
Entries include:
Asexual reproduction
Binomial nomenclature
Blue-green algae
Chloroplast
Contractile roots
DDT
Flowering plants
Gemma
Kranz structure
Living fossil
Neo-Darwinism
Night-break effect
Paleoecology
Photosynthesis
Raunkiaer's plant
Shikimic acid
Short-day plant
Vegetative nucleus
Xanthopyll.

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