Chapter 1 - What Is Plant Biology

scientist responsible for establishing plant physiology

Helmont

Scientific Method Steps

Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, theory

which is true of ethanol

U.S. is the largest producer, Corn, switchgrass, and other sources of carbohydrates are currently used in the manufacture of ethanol, which is blended with gasoline

analysis of shared features is called

cladistics

in order to survive humans need

clothing, food, shelter

fossilized plant material used for fuel

coal

which derive their existence from plants

condiments, perfumes, dyes, meat, fish, poultry, lumber, paper, cardboard, clothing, medicines, and food

when a hypothesis is tested, bits of information gathered are called

data

which focus on practical uses of plants and plant products

economic botany and ethnobotany

theory

group of principles that aid in understanding something

Biomes

large community of plants and animals that can occur in areas with distinctive combinations of environmental features

current human population

over 7 billion

only plants and other green organisms produce the gas _______ while converting the suns energy into forms necessary to other plants and animals

oxygen

term for the study of internal plant structure

plant anatomy

Branches of Genetics

plant breeding and genetic engineering

Study of form and structure of plants

plant morphology

describing, aiming, and classifying organisms

plant taxonomy

________ are essential to life on earth

plants

agricultural practices that could aid in restoration of ecological balance

returning organic material to the soil post harvest, and using more biological pest controls

science

search for knowledge in the natural world

harvesting timber can result in

topsoil erosion

potential control group of plants

treated the same in all ways except that it does not receive the treatment

Hypothesis

unproven explanation for something that has been observed

principle

useful generalization