Introductory Botany Plants People And The Environment 2nd Ed Linda R Berg by Linda R Berg 9780495384786, 9780534466695, 049538478X, 0534466699 instant download after payment.

"The overall theme of this introductory textbook is the role of plants in the biosphere - in keeping with that theme, related environmental issues are integrated into each chapter."--NHBS Environment Bookstore. An Introduction to the science of botany -- Part 1 : The Plant cell -- The Chemical composition of cells -- Plant cells -- Metabolism in cells -- Part 2 : Plant structures and the life processes -- Plant tissues and the multicellular plant body -- Plant organs : roots -- Plant organs : stems -- Plant organs : leaves -- Flowers, fruits, and seeds -- Mineral nutrition and transport in plants -- Growth responses and regulation of growth -- Part 3 : The Continuity of plant life -- Mitosis, meiosis, and life cycles -- Patterns of inheritance -- The Molecular basis of inheritance -- Genetic frontiers -- Continuity through evolution -- The Evolution of populations and species -- Part 4 : Diversity -- The Classification of plants and other organisms -- Viruses and prokaryotes -- Kingdom protista -- Kingdom fungi -- Introduction to the plant kingdom : bryophytes -- The Plant kingdom : seedless vascular plants -- The Plant kingdom : gymnosperms -- The Plant kingdom : flowering plants -- Part 5 : Plant ecology -- Ecosystems -- Global ecology and human impacts -- Appendix A : Metric equivalents and temperature conversion -- Appendix B : Some important biological events in geologic time -- Appendix C : USDA plant hardiness zones -- Appendix D : Annual flowers -- Appendix E : Flowering perennials -- Appendix F : Narrowleaf evergreens -- Appendix G : Broadleaf evergreens -- Appendix H : Deciduous trees -- Appendix I : Plant selection for various conditions -- Appendix J : Biological control of insects