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Introductory Plant Biology
ISBN: 9780072528404 | 0072528400
Edition: 10thFormat: Nonspecific Binding
Publisher: McGraw Hill (Manual)
Pub. Date: 4/1/2005
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Many of the silky-haired seeds being released from the splitting pod of a milkweed shown on the cover were presumably blown away and eventually germinated, probably in a grassy area. There are about 120 species of milkweed (Asclepias), all known for the milky latex they produce, and for being host plants to the caterpillars of monarch butterflies. Other insects, birds, and animals tend to shun milkweeds because the latex is bitter, but Native Americans used infusions of roots for at least 1,000 years to treat respiratory ailments and fevers. In the past, similar root infusions were also widely used in American medicine as an expectorant, and to treat cancers. The flowers, as shown in the Chapter 23 opener, are elegant. Book jacket.
| Preface | p. xi |
| What Is Plant Biology? | p. 1 |
| The Nature of Life | p. 13 |
| Cells | p. 29 |
| Tissues | p. 53 |
| Roots and Soils | p. 64 |
| Stems | p. 84 |
| Leaves | p. 106 |
| Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds | p. 127 |
| Water in Plants | p. 149 |
| Plant Metabolism | p. 165 |
| Growth | p. 192 |
| ... MORE | p. 216 |
| Genetics | p. 225 |
| Plant Breeding and Propagation | p. 247 |
| Evolution | p. 267 |
| Plant Names and Classification | p. 280 |
| Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, Domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and Viruses | p. 293 |
| Kingdom Protista | p. 319 |
| Kingdom Fungi | p. 348 |
| Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes | p. 373 |
| The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives | p. 388 |
| Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms | p. 411 |
| Seed Plants: Angiosperms | p. 430 |
| Flowering Plants and Civilization | p. 449 |
| Ecology | p. 474 |
| Biomes | p. 495 |
| Scientific Names of Organisms Mentioned in the Text | p. 505 |
| Biological Controls | p. 528 |
| Useful and Poisonous Plants, Fungi, and Algae | p. 536 |
| House Plants and Home Gardening | p. 566 |
| Metric Equivalents and Conversion Tables | p. 592 |
| Glossary | p. 595 |
| Index | p. 609 |
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