| Contents Notes |
Botany: an introduction -- The molecular composition of plant cells -- Introduction to the plant cell -- Membrane structure and function -- The flow of energy -- Respiration -- Photosynthesis, light, and life -- The reproduction of cells -- Meiosis and sexual reproduction -- Genetice and heredity -- Gene expression -- The process of evolution -- Systematics: the science of biological diversity -- Prokaryotes and viruses -- Fungi -- Protista I: Euglenoids, Slime Molds, Cryptomonads, Red Algae, Dinoflagellates and Haptophytes -- Protista II: Heterokonts and Green Algae -- Bryophytes -- Seedless vascular plants -- Gymnosperms -- Introduction to the Angiosperms -- Evolution of the Angiosperms -- Early development of the plant body -- Cells and tissues of the plant body -- The root: structure and development -- The shoot: primary structure and development -- Secondary growth in stems -- Regulating growth and development: the plant hormones -- External factors and plant growth -- Plant nutrition and soils -- The movement of water and solutes in plants -- The dynamics of communities and ecosystems -- Global ecology -- The human prospect. The 6th edition of this book now includes chapter overviews, checkpoints, detailed summaries, summary tables, a list of key terms and end-of-chapter questions. A CD-ROM and Web site are available in a supplementary format. |
