Chapter 1: What is Plant Biology? Flashcards
1
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What is botany?
A
The study of plants; practical uses: production of food
2
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What are the steps of the scientific theory?
A
- Hypothesis 2. Experiment 3. Results 4. Collect Data
5. Must be repeatable 6. Theory 7. Share
3
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Plant anatomy
A
study of internal structures of plants
4
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Plant physiology
A
plant function
5
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Plant taxonomy
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plant classification
6
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Plant geography
A
Distribution of plants around the world
7
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Plant ecology
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Interaction between plants and the environment
8
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Plant morphology
A
form and structure of plants
9
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Genetics
A
study of heredity
10
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Economic botany and ethnobotany
A
practical use of plants and plant products
