Hands-on botany readers can trust for high school labs.
This edition guides students through practical study of fruits, seeds, and plant reproduction with clear instructions, observed examples, and real-world applications.
- Learn how to identify different fruit types (simple, aggregate, accessory, multiple) and understand how they form.
- Explore how fruits disperse seeds, by examining structures like bladders, bells, wings, and hardened pericarps.
- Perform guided dissections and drawings of seeds and fruits to grasp parts such as the pericarp, testa, tegmen, hilum, and micropyle.
- Use authentic lab context with recommended equipment, preservation methods, and field relationships to health and cleanliness.
Ideal for readers of science textbooks and students preparing for lab work, this edition suits classrooms and independent study alike.