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Botany Chapter 1

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botany
the scientific study of plants
science
branch of study involved with the systematic observation, recording, organization, and classification of facts from which natural laws are derived
botanists
scientists who study plants
hypothesis
a tentative, unproven explanation for an observation
plant anatomy
branch of botany that focuses on the structure of plants
plant physiology
area of botany that focuses on the functions of plants (metabolic activities and processes)
plant taxonomy
focuses on classifying, naming, and identifying plants
plant systematics
the study of the diversity of organisms and the relationships among them
plant geography
The study of how and why plants are distributed where they are
plant ecology
the study of the interactions between plants and the environment
plant morphology
the botanical discipline that pertains to plant form and development
genetics
the study of heredity
genomics
study of whole genomes, including genes and their functions
cell biology
the study of cells and their functions
economic botany
the study of the commercial uses of plants
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