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Human and Animal Dependence on Plants Botany as a Science Outline Human and Animal Dependence on Plants Botany as a Science Scientific Method Diversification of Plant Study Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

Human and Animal Dependence on Plants Plants are the source of multiple products of human society: Food Perfumes Dyes Beverages Lumber Paper Clothing Copyright © McGraw-Hill Companies Permission Required for Reproduction or Display Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

At first, interest in plants was practical. Botany As A Science At first, interest in plants was practical. Centered around the production of food, fibers, fuel, and medicine. Eventually, an intellectual interest arose. Science involves the observation, recording, organization, and classification of information. Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

Hypothesis - Tentative, unproven explanation of an observation. Scientific Method Hypothesis - Tentative, unproven explanation of an observation. Experiment - Test to determine if a hypothesis is correct. Variables - Aspects of the experiment that can be changed or held constant. Control - All variables held constant. Data - Results from the experiment. Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

Principle - Useful generalization derived from experimental data. Scientific Method Principle - Useful generalization derived from experimental data. Theory - Grouping of related principles. Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

Diversification of Plant Study Plant Anatomy Chiefly concerned with internal structure of plants. Plant Physiology Concerned with plant function. Plant Taxonomy Plant Systematics - System of classification and naming. Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

Diversification of Plant Study Plant Geography Study of plant distributions. Plant Ecology Study of interaction between plants and their environments. Plant Morphology Study of the form and structure of plants. Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

Diversification of Plant Study Genetics Science of Heredity Enormous potential for further development of better agricultural, medicinal, and other useful plants. Cell Biology Science of cell structure and function. Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

Diversification of Plant Study Economic Botany and Ethnobotany Examines practical uses of plants and plant products. Still vast amounts of botanical information yet to be discovered. Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

Human and Animal Dependence on Plants Botany as a Science Review Human and Animal Dependence on Plants Botany as a Science Scientific Method Diversification of Plant Study Stern - Introductory Plant Biology: 9th Ed. - All Rights Reserved - McGraw Hill Companies

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