PLS 170C1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Plant, Archaea, Bacteria
20 Jan 2017
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Capture solar energy for all other organisms. Productivity improvements are critical to meet the demands of a growing human population. Plants remain largely unknown and uninvestigated for their use in therapeutic treatments and human medicine. Botany: a classical term for the study of plants. A division of biology dedicated to the scienti c study of plants including their classi cation, structure, physiology, ecology, distribution and economic importance. Study of the structure, function and reproduction of plants. Knowledge (facts or principles) gained from a systematic study of plants. Must obtain and use energy to survive. Grows and changes in organized ways (develop) There are an estimated 7-20 million different species of organisms in the six kingdoms. Of these species, we have only identi ed and named about 1. 6 million species. Bacteria found throughout nature. (in/on human body) Single celled organisms found in or around water. Eg,. protozoa, algae, water molds, and slime molds. Typically lamentous organisms that obtain nutrients by absorption.
