Biology
Introductory Plant Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2007, 616pp, 11th ed.
This introductory textbook assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. It includes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses open to both majors and nonmajors, and is arranged so that certain sections can be omitted without disrupting the overall continuity of the course. Stern's textbook emphasizes current interests while presenting basic botanical principles.
Table of contents
1 What Is Plant Biology?
2 The Nature of Life
3 Cells
4 Tissues
5 Roots and Soils
6 Stems
7 Leaves
8 Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds
9 Water in Plants
10 Plant Metabolism
11 Growth
12 Meiosis and Alternation of Generations
13 Genetics
14 Plant Breeding and Propagation
15 Evolution
16 Plant Names and Classification
17 Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, Domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and Viruses
18 Kingdom Protista
19 Kingdom Fungi
20 Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes
21 The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives
22 Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms
23 Seed Plants: Angiosperms
24 Flowering Plants and Civilization
25 Ecology
26 Biomes
2 The Nature of Life
3 Cells
4 Tissues
5 Roots and Soils
6 Stems
7 Leaves
8 Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds
9 Water in Plants
10 Plant Metabolism
11 Growth
12 Meiosis and Alternation of Generations
13 Genetics
14 Plant Breeding and Propagation
15 Evolution
16 Plant Names and Classification
17 Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, Domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and Viruses
18 Kingdom Protista
19 Kingdom Fungi
20 Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes
21 The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives
22 Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms
23 Seed Plants: Angiosperms
24 Flowering Plants and Civilization
25 Ecology
26 Biomes