Raven Biology of Plants

Ray F. Evert; Susan E. Eichhorn

Laboratory Topics in Botany familiarizes students with recent advances in botany, while maintaining a strong emphasis on the basic facts and principles necessary for a sound foundation in the plant sciences.This manual complements Raven Biology of Plants , Eighth Edition, and has been updated to reflect the changes made to the textbook.

The eighth edition of this bestselling botany textbook has been updated throughout with the most recent primary literature, eight new ecology-oriented essays, and 175 new illustrations and photographs to keep the presentation as well as the content fresh and engaging. It is an invaluable resource for both students and professionals.

Emphasis on interrelationships of growth and development, structure and function, and evolution and ecology

Botany: An Introduction .- PART I: THE BIOLOGY OF THE PLANT CELL .- The Molecular Composition of Plant Cells.- The Plant Cell and the Cell Cycle.- The Movement of Substances Into and Out of Cells.- PART II: ENERGETICS.- The Flow of Energy.- Respiration.- Photosynthesis, Light, and Life.- PART III: GENETICS AND EVOLUTION.- Sexual Reproduction and Heredity.- The Chemistry of Heredity and Gene Expression.- Recombinant DNA Technology, Plant Biotechnology, and Genomics.- The Process of Evolution.- PART IV: DIVERSITY.- Systematics: The Science of Biological Diversity.- Prokaryotes and Viruses.- Fungi.- Algae and Heterotrophic Protists.- Bryophytes.- Seedless Vascular Plants.- Gymnosperms.- Introduction to the Angiosperms.- Evolution of the Angiosperms.- Plants and People.- PART V: THE ANGIOSPERM PLANT BODY: STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT.- Early Development of the Plant Body.- Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body.- The Root: Structure and Development.- The Shoot: Primary Structure and Development.- Secondary Growth in Stems.- PART VI: PHYSIOLOGY OF SEED PLANTS.- Regulating Growth and Development: The Plant Hormones.- External Factors and Plant Growth.- Plant Nutrition and Soils.- The Movement of Water and Solutes in Plants.- PART VII: ECOLOGY (AVAILABLE ON THE COMPANION WEBSITE).- The Dynamics of Communities and Ecosystems.- Global Ecology .- Appendix: Classification of Organisms .- Suggestions for Further Reading .- Glossary.