Intro to Botany Flashcards
what was the initial basis of botany?
centered around the production of food, fibres, fuel and medicine
what is the purpose of an experiment?
test to determine if a hypothesis is correct. must be repeatable
what is an experimental variable?
aspects of the experiment that can be changed or held constant
good experiments consist of two parts:
- variable changed
- variable held constant (control)
what is data?
the results from an experiment
what is a principle?
useful generalization derived from experimental data
what is plant anatomy?
internal structure of plants
what is plant physiology?
plant function
what is plant taxonomy?
describing, naming, and classifying plants
what is plant geography?
plant distributions
what is plant ecology?
interaction between plants and their environments
what is plant morphology?
form and structure of plants
what is plant genetics?
science of heredity in plants. potential development of better agricultural, medicinal, and other useful plants
what is plant cell biology?
cell structure and function
what is economic botany and ethnobotany?
practical uses of plants and plant products. still vast amounts of botanical information ye to be discovered
what is agronomy?
producing and using plants for food, fibre and oil
what is horticulture?
intensive plant cultivation for human use
