Plant biology. - Rost, Thomas I. (Belmont, CA Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1998)
Table of Contents: 1. About Plant Biology -- 2. The Chemistry of Life -- 3. The Plant Cell and the Cell Cycle -- 4. The Organization of the Plant Body: Cells, Tissues, and Meristems -- 5. The Root System -- 6. The Shoot System I: The Stem -- 7. The Shoot System II: The Form and Structure of Leaves -- 8. Concepts of Metabolism -- 9. Respiration -- 10. Photosynthesis -- 11. Absorption and Transport Systems -- 12. Life Cycles: Meiosis and Alternation of Generations -- 13. The Flower and Sexual Reproduction -- 14. Seeds and Fruits -- 15. Control of Growth and Development -- 16. Genetics -- 17. Biotechnology -- 18. Evolution, Systematics, and Phylogeny -- 19. Monera and Viruses -- 20. Kingdom Fungi -- 21. The Protista -- 22. Plantae: Bryophytes -- 23. Plantae: Lower Vascular Plants -- 24. Plantae: Gymnosperms -- 25. Plantae: Angiosperms -- 26. Ecology, Ecosystems, and Plant Populations -- 27. Ecology and Plant Communities. -- Glossary. Answers to Genetics Problems. Credits and Acknowledgments. Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Botany