| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 146 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
To Plants -- Names and Terms -- Cell Structure -- Cell Organelles -- Cell Pigments -- Cell--Water Movement -- Cell Chromosomes -- Cell--Mitosis -- Cell Types -- Tissue Systems of the Plant Body -- Tissue--Epidermis -- Tissue--Primary Vascular System -- Root Types and Modifications -- Root Tissues -- Stem Structure -- Stem Tissues -- Stem Modifications -- Stem--Water Transport -- Stem--Food Transport -- Stem--Apical Dominance -- Stem--Growth Movements -- Leaf Types and Arrangement -- Leaf Tissues -- Leaf Modifications -- Leaf--Photosynthesis -- Leaf--Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms -- Flower Initiation in Response to Daylength -- Flower Structure -- Flower Structure Variations -- Flower Development -- Flower--Meiosis -- Flower--Pollen Development -- Flower--Ovule Development -- Flower Pollination by Insects -- Flower Pollination by Insects (continued) -- Flower Pollination by Wind -- Flower Pollination by Birds and Bats -- Flower--Fertilization and Embryo Development -- Fruit--Dry Types -- Fruit--Fleshy Types, Compound -- Seed Structure and Germination -- Major Groups -- Major Groups; Geologic Time Scale -- Fossils -- Fossils (continued) -- Blue-greens -- Slime Molds -- Water Molds, Downy Mildews, White Rusts; Chytrids and Allies -- Fungi -- Molds, Mildews, Morels (Sac Fungi) -- Rusts, Smuts, Jelly Fungi (Club Fungi) -- Gill Fungi -- Gill and Pore Fungi -- Pore, Coral and Toothed Fungi -- Puffballs, Stinkhorns, Bird's-nest Fungi -- Lichens -- Dinoflagellates -- Golden Algae, Yellow-green Algae, Diatoms -- Red Algae -- Green Algae -- Brown Algae -- Brown Algae (continued) -- Brown Algae (continued) -- Stoneworts -- Liverworts, Hornworts, Mosses -- Whisk Ferns -- Clubmosses, Spikemosses, Quillworts -- Horsetails -- Ferns -- Common Ferns -- Fern Leaf Development -- Water Ferns -- Cycads -- Ginkgo -- Conifers -- Gnetes -- Flowering Plant Classification -- Major Land Plant Communities -- Flowering Plant Families -- Magnolia Family (Magnoliaceae) -- Laurel Family (Lauraceae) -- Water Lily Family (Nymphaeaceae) -- Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae) -- Witch Hazel Family (Hamamelidaceae) -- Elm Family (Ulmaceae) -- Beech Family (Fagaceae) -- Birch Family (Betulaceae) -- Cactus Family (Cactaceae) -- Cactus Family (continued) -- Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae) -- Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae) -- Buckwheat Family (Polygonaceae) -- Mallow Family (Malvaceae) -- Pitcher-plant Family (Sarraceniaceae) -- Violet Family (Violaceae) -- Begonia Family (Begoniaceae) -- Gourd Family (Cucurbitaceae) -- Willow Family (Salicaceae) -- Mustard Family (Brassicaceae) -- Heath Family (Ericaceae) -- Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae) -- Rose Family (Rosaceae) -- Pea Family (Fabaceae) -- Dogwood Family (Cornaceae) -- Staff-tree Family (Celastraceae) -- Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) -- Grape Family (Vitaceae) -- Maple Family (Aceraceae) -- Cashew Family (Anacardiaceae) -- Rue Family (Rutaceae) -- Geranium Family (Geraniaceae) -- Carrot Family (Apiaceae) -- Milkweed Family (Asclepiadaceae) -- Nightshade Family (Solanaceae) -- Morning Glory Family (Convolvulaceae) -- Mint Family (Lamiaceae) -- Olive Family (Oleaceae) -- Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae) -- Gesneria Family (Gesneriaceae) -- Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae) -- Teasel Family (Dipsacaceae) -- Aster Family (Asteraceae) -- Water-plantain Family (Alismataceae) -- Spiderwort Family (Commelinaceae) -- Sedge Family (Cyperaceae) -- Grass Family (Poaceae) -- Arrowroot Family (Marantaceae) -- Palm Family (Arecaceae) -- Palm Family (continued) -- Arum Family (Araceae) -- Lily Family (Liliaceae) -- Iris Family (Iridaceae) -- Orchid Family (Orchidaceae) |
| Summary |
Contains 130 pages with text, each facing 130 pages of illustrations. Each page is a separate subject. This guide emphasises on flowering plants, which dominate the earth. It discusses: why leaves ""turn"" color in autumn; how certain plants devour insects; how a flower develops into a fruit with seeds; how flowers are pollinated; and more |
| Analysis |
Plants |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Botany.
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Botany
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botany.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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NATURE -- Plants -- General.
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Botany.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Botany
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Plantkunde.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kaufman, Peter B
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| ISBN |
9780387288758 |
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0387288759 |
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0387288708 |
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9780387288703 |
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9786610634385 |
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6610634386 |
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