[PLS 170C1] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 35 pages long Study Guide!

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Plant Science
• Course: PLS 170C1
• Professor: Mohammad Pessarakli

Document Summary

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. A division of biology dedicated to the scienti c study of plants including their classi cation, structure, physiology, ecology, distribution and economic importance. Botany a classical term for the study of plants. Plant biology study of the structure, function and reproduction of plants. Plant science 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) Celled organisms found in or around water. E. g. protozoa, algae, water molds, and slime molds.