Introductory Plant Biology with Olc Bi-Card

This introductory text 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 emphasizes current interests while presenting basic botanical principlesPopular appendices on care of houseplants and poisonous plants have been thoroughly updated. New material on medicinal plants has also been added. |Comprehensive Online Learning Center offers PowerPoint lectures, botanical case studies, an on-line Study Guide, interactive web activities, practice quizzing, sample syllabi and much more. Also featured will be animations on life cycles, a photo gallery, ecological applications, and a greatly expanded reference to medicinal and herbal plants|Chapter 14 has been completely rewritten and now features a new section on crop plant evolution, including discussions of origins of agriculture and steps in domestication|Chapter 13 has been completely reorganized and features a new Awareness Box: The Polymerase Chain Reaction. The reader will also find new sections on cytogenetics, extranuclear DNA and quantitative genetics|Changes to Chapter 3: Cells * Re-organization of the chapter topics to provide a more logical presentation of cellular components. * Careful revision of all content as suggested by reviewers of the 8th edition. Inclusion of a general theme that guides readers through a journey of the plant cell as a voyage. |Changes to Chapter 10: Plant Metabolism include: Consistent use of terminology for NAD/NADH, NADP/NADPH, and FAD/FADH2 redox couples throughout both text and figures. * Simplification of complex topics and shortening of the Chapter Summary to convey more basic information. * Addition of a short section on Enzymes and Energy Transfer to provide basic information about Plant Metabolism|Chapter 16 has been revised to reflect current classification schemes. The revised classification is this adopted in ensuing chapters|Chapter 16 has been revised to reflect current classification schemes. The revised classification is this adopted in ensuing chapters|Reading level and amount of information is presented at an accessible level for non-science majors|A helpful feature is an illustration of the cell that serves as a ?map? for the student. This art is first introduced as a large illustration of the cell (Fig. 3. 4). In subsequent figures it is coupled with other images illustrating the various components of the cell|Expanded coverage of ecological topics. Chapter 25 (Ecology) has been updated and revised. Ecological Review Boxes help students make connections between the material in the text and related ecological issues|Traditional, micro-macro approach (cells to ecology) to organizing chapters