Fields of Botany Flashcards
Microscopic plant structure
Anatomy
Chemical aspects of plant life processes. Includes the chemical products of plants (phytochemistry).
Biochemistry
Application of physics to plant life processes.
Biophysics
Structure, function, and life history of plant cells.
Cytology
Relationships between plants and the world in which they live, both individually
and communities.
Ecology
Plant heredity and variation. Study genes and gene function in plants
Genetics
Structure and function of biological macromolecules, including biochemical and molecular aspects of genetics.
Molecular Biology
Macroscopic plant form. Also study the evolution and development of leaves, roots, and stems.
Morphology
Biology and evolution of fossil plants
Paleobotany
Functions and vital processes of plants. Photosynthesis and mineral nutrition are two examples of subjects studied by this professionals under this.
Physiology
Evolutionary history and relationships among plants
Systematics
Uses mathematical models to demonstrate concepts like nutrients cycling.
Systems Ecology
emphasizes the study of plants from their cellular structure to their role in the ecosystem
Plant biology specialties
Crop and soil sciences. Individual under this make practical use of plants and soil sciences to increase the yield of field crops.
Agronomy
Using biological organisms to produce useful products. Most people today have a narrower view of this as the genetic modification of living organisms to produce useful products. This involves inserting desirable genes into plants and having those genes expressed
Biotechnology
Development of better types of plants. Involves selecting and crossing plants with desirable traits such as disease resistance
Breeding
Plants with commercial importance. This includes the study of botany harmful and beneficial plants and plant products.
Economic Botany
Development of food from various plant products.
Food Science and Technology
Forest management for the production of timber, and conservation.
Forestry
The production of ornamental plants and fruit and vegetable crops. Landscape design is also an important subdiscipline in this.
Horticulture
The responsible use and protection of our natural
resources for the benefit of society.
Natural Resource Management
Diseases of plants. Professionals under this are concerned with both the biological aspects of disease and with disease management or control.
Plant Pathology
Providing knowledge and insight about plants, plant biology, and the crucial ecological roles of plants. Includes teaching schools, museums and botanical gardens, development of educational materials, and science writing.
Education
Search for new, undiscovered plants.
Exploration
Development of botany as a scientific discipline.
History
The study of mosses and similar plants. Professionals under this study all aspects of these plants, including their identification, classification, and ecology.
Bryology
The biology of lichens, dual organisms composed of both a fungus and an alga.
Lichenology
The biology of fungi
Mycology
The study of microorganisms.
Microbiology
The study of ferns and similar plants
Pteridology
The study of algae, which are the base of the food chain in the aquatic environments of the world.
Phycology
Plant ecology examines the relationships between plants and their ________ and ______ ___________.
physical and biotic
environment
biotic
living things
Plants are mostly _______ and photosynthetic organisms, and must attain their light, water,
and nutrient resources directly from the immediate environment.
sessile
sessile means?
not moving/ stationary
Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for functions including defense
against _______, _____, ________, and ___________ _______.
insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals
Numerous phytochemicals with potential or established biological activity have been
identified. However, since a single plant contains widely diverse phytochemicals, the effects
of using a whole plant as medicine are _________.
uncertain
compounds found in plants
phytochemicals
