Botany : an introduction to plant biology /

Provides a thorough overview of the fundamentals of botany. Three key principles are stressed; evolution by natural selection, examination of botanical phenomenon, and the diversity of organisms and their matter. CD-ROM included.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:QK47 M3.8 2003
Autor principal: Mauseth, James D. (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2003].
Edición:3rd ed.
Temas:
Botany > Textbooks
Botánica > Libros de texto
Plants > Classification > Textbooks
Plantas > Clasificación > Libros de texto
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to plants and botany.
  • Introduction to the principles of chemistry.
  • Part 1. Plant Structure. Cell structure.
  • Growth and division of the cell.
  • Tissues and the primary growth of sytems.
  • Leaves.
  • Roots.
  • Structure of woody plants.
  • Flowers and reproduction.
  • Part 2. Plant Physiology and Development. Energy metabolism: photosynthesis.
  • Energy metabolism: respiration.
  • Transport processes.
  • Soils and mineral nutrition.
  • Development and morphogenesis.
  • Genes and the genetic basis of metabolism and development.
  • Part 3. Genetics and evolution. Genetics.
  • Population genetics and evolution.
  • Classification and systematics.
  • Kingdom Monera: Prokaryotes.
  • Kingdom Myceteae: Fungi.
  • Algae and the origin of Eukaryotic cells.
  • Nonvascular plants: Mosses : Liverworts, and Hornworts.
  • Vascular plants without seeds.
  • Seed plants I: Gymnosperms.
  • Seed plants II: Angiosperms.
  • Part 4. Ecology. Populations and ecosystems.
  • Biomes.

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