A Textbook of Botany 1st Edition  (English, Paperback, Berg Linda R.)

Clear and engaging, Linda Berg's A Textbook of Botany helps you develop an appreciation of the diverse organisms we call plants, including their remarkable adaptations to the environment and their evolutionary and ecological relationships. Berg shows you the many ways in which plants are fascinating in their own right, important for the existence of all life on Earth, and useful for humans in all aspects of our lives. A Textbook of Botany is beautifully and clearly illustrated and features a dynamic art program that helps you visualize even the most complex concepts.

Key Feature

• Berg places special emphasis on ecology, particularly the role of plants in the biosphere, and integrates discussion of environmental issues where appropriate in most chapters. The text is scientifically accurate on all levels, but written and designed in a way that makes the subject matter accessible to students
• Berg stresses the nature of science throughout the text. Students come away with an understanding and appreciation of how scientists think and gain information about our world--and how that is important to everyone's life
• Topical chapter-opening stories focusing on specific plants engage student's interest by promoting awareness of the importance of plants in our lives
• This book also has 12 color plates which show the color version of certain figures

Table of Contents
1. An Introduction to the Science of Botany
2. Ecosystems
3. The Chemical Composition of Cells
4. Plant Cells
5. Metabolism in Cells
6. Plant Tissues and the Multicellular Plant Body
7. Plant Organs: Roots
8. Plant Organs: Stems
9. Plant Organs: Leaves
10. Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds
11. Mineral Nutrition and Transport in Plants
12. Growth Responses and Regulation of Growth
13. Mitosis, Meiosis, and Life Cycles
14. Patterns of Inheritance
15. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
16. Genetic Frontiers
17. Continuity Through Evolution
18. The Evolution of Populations and Species
19. The Classification of Plants and Other Organisms
20. Viruses and Prokaryotes
21. Kingdom Protista
22. Kingdom Fungi
23. Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes
24. The Plant Kingdom: Seedless Vascular Plants
25. The Plant Kingdom: Gymnosperms
26. The Plant Kingdom: Flowering Plants