Plant Structure and Function - Softcover

Starr, Cecie; Taggart, Ralph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534379397 ISBN 13: 9780534379391

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 2000

Synopsis

This brief and specialized book was designed for a general study of biology, and includes a brief history of vascular plant tissues, growth patterns, plant nutrition and transport, plant hormones, reproduction, and development. Excerpted from the authors' best-selling and respected book, BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, Ninth Edition, covers Unit V, PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, it also contains a customized table of contents and the back matter (the glossary, the index, etc.) from the larger book.

About this title

About the Authors

For the past two decades, Cecie Starr has been known as one of the best-selling biology textbook authors. Her texts, appreciated for their clarity in both the written word and the visual representation of biological concepts, include multiple editions of BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, and BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW. Her original dream was to become an architect. Instead of building houses, she now builds, with care and attention to detail, incredible texts based on this philosophy: "I invite students into a chapter through an intriguing story. Once inside, they get the great windows that biologists construct on the world of life. Biology is not just another house. It is a conceptual mansion. I hope to do it justice."

Ralph Taggart, Former Chair of Biological Sciences at Michigan State University, Ralph Taggert is now the chair of Geological Sciences. Professor Taggart, known for his outstanding research in Paleobotany, has taught the general biology course for over 20 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534379397
• ISBN 13: 9780534379391
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112