Botany for Dummies - (For Dummies) by Rene Fester Kratz (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The easy way to score your highest in botany</b> <p>Employment of biological scientists is projected to grow 21% over the next decade, much faster than the average for all occupations, as biotechnological research and development continues to drive job growth.</p> <p><i>Botany For Dummies</i> gives you a thorough, easy-to-follow overview of the fundamentals of botany, helping you to improve your grades, supplement your learning, or review before a test.</p> <ul> <li>Covers evolution by natural selection</li> <li>Offers plain-English explanations of the structure and function of plants</li> <li>Includes plant identification and botanical phenomenon</li> </ul> <p>Tracking a typical course in botany, this hands-on, friendly guide is your ticket to acing this required course for your major in biology, microbiology, zoology, or elementary education.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Learn to: </i></b> <ul> <li>Understand how plants reproduce</li> <li>Grasp the structure and function of plants</li> <li>Score your highest grade in botany</li> </ul> <p><b>The easy way to score your highest grade in botany</b> <p><i>Botany For Dummies</i> gives you a thorough, easy-to-follow overview of the fundamentals of botany, helping you to improve your grades, supplement your learning, or review before a test. Covering typical topics in botany, this hands-on, friendly guide is your ticket to acing this required course for your major in biology, microbiology, zoology, or elementary education. <ul> <li><b>Breathe life into botany</b> -- get an overview of the fundamentals of metabolism that are common to all living things, and understand why living things need matter and energy to grow and function</li> <li><b>Get ready to photosynthesize</b> -- find out how plants make food from carbon dioxide and water using energy from the sun, and how they break down that food through cellular respiration</li> <li><b>Let's talk about reproduction</b> -- get the 411 on how plant cells divide, either to make exact copies of themselves for growth or to make eggs and sperm for sexual reproduction</li> <li><b>The many uses of plants</b> -- discover the importance of plants to the natural world, and the role they play in food, clothing, fuel, and medicine</li> </ul> <p><b>Open the book and find: </b> <ul> <li>An overview of plant biology</li> <li>The basic chemistry you need to know to understand botany</li> <li>Plain-English explanations of plant tissues</li> <li>The structure of plants</li> <li>The lowdown on photosynthesis</li> <li>Plant reproduction and genetics</li> <li>A look at how evolution has shaped the structure and behavior of plants</li> <li>How we thrive on plants in everyday life</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Rene Fester Kratz, PhD</b> is a Biology instructor at Everett Community College. As a member of the North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership, she worked to develop science curricula that are in alignment with research on human learning.
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