1. What Is Plant Biology ? Chapter 1
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2. 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
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3. Human and Animal Dependence on Plants
Plants are the source of multiple products of human society:
Food
Perfumes
Dyes
Beverages
Lumber
Paper
Clothing
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4. 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.
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5. 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.
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6. Principle - Useful generalization derived from experimental data.
Scientific Method
Principle - Useful generalization derived from experimental data.
Theory - Grouping of related principles.
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7. 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.
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8. 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.
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9. 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.
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10. 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.
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11. 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
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