Botany Introduction to Botany
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Bradon Cohorn
Botany Student Fall 2010
I. The Study of Plants Why everyone needs to know something about plants.
A. Plants, we cant live without them!
1. Plants make up _______ of the total biomass on earth
2. Green organisms solely are capable of producing ________________
3. Plants convert the suns energy into forms vital to the existence of both
plant and animal life
4. Plants remove _______________________________________ given
off by all living organisms
B. What if all the plants died?
1. Virtually all living organisms are totally dependent on green plants for
their existence
2. All the animals on land, in sea and in the air would soon starve
3. Even if another energy source were found, animal life would suffocate
within ____________________
C. How has the explosion of the human population hurt plants?
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D. Beyond O2 and CO2, what else are plants good for?
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E. What do Botanists do?
1. __________________________________ study of plant structure
(especially internal structures)
2. __________________________________ study of ancient plant life
a. ancient plant life can give us information about ancient
climates.
b. Also, we can study traditional (plant-based) medicines to
develop new medicines.
3. ______________________________________________ study of
plant functions
4. ______________________________________________ classifying
plants
5. ______________________________________________ study of
how & why plants are distributed where they are
6. ______________________________________________ study of the
interaction of plants with one another and with their environment plant
contribute to ecosystem
7. ______________________________________________ study of
plant form & structure
8. ______________________________________________ the science
of heredity
9. ______________________________________________ study of
cell structure & function
10. ______________________________________________ practical
uses of plants & plant products