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Stern's Introductory Plant Biology

ISBN10: 1260240835 | ISBN13: 9781260240832

Stern's Introductory Plant Biology
ISBN10: 1260240835
ISBN13: 9781260240832
By James Bidlack and Shelley Jansky

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Bidlack, Sterns Introduction to Plant Biology includes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses open to both majors and nonmajors. It is arranged so that certain sections can be omitted without disrupting the overall continuity of the course and emphasizes current interests while presenting basic botanical principles. 

1. What Is Plant Biology
2. The Nature of Life
3. Cells
4. Tissues
5. Roots and Soils
6. Stems
7. Leaves
8. Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds
9. Water in Plants
10. Plant Metabolism 
11. Growth and Development
12. Meiosis and Alternation of Generations
13. Genetics and Molecular Biology
14. Plant Breeding, Propagation, and Biotechnology
15. Evolution
16. Plant Names and Classification
17. Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, Domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and Viruses
18. Kingdom Protista
19. Kingdom Fungi
20. Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes
21. The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives
22. Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms 
23. Seed Plants: Angiosperms
24. Flowering Plants and Civilization
25. Ecology
26. Biomes
Appendix 1 Scientific Names of Organisms Mentioned in the Text
Appendix 2 Biological Controls
Appendix 3 Useful and Poisonous Plants, Fungi, and Algae
Appendix 4 House Plants and Home Gardening
Appendix 5 Metric Equivalents and Conversion Tables
Appendix 6 Periodic Table of the Elements
Glossary
Index

About the Author

James Bidlack

James E. Bidlack teaches at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Shelley Jansky

Shelley H. Jansky teaches at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

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