Botany
Botany
Whatis aplant?You already have some notion of what a plant is--an im-mobile,green organism that weeat, mow, and usefor dec-oration and shade-butit'sdifficulttocomeupwith a sim-ple definition for the word plant. Not all plants are green,and someplants consumeanimals.Indeed,manyplants donot look or seem like plants at all, but the most familiarplants sharea few common characteristics
What is a plant ? 4
Plants share many characteristics with otherorganismsTake in and use energy.NConsist of a single cell or many cells.NReproduce.YRespond to the environment in which they live>Share parts of a common ancestry and havecoevolved with other organisms.5
Plants share many characteristics with other organisms ➢ Take in and use energy. ➢ Consist of a single cell or many cells. ➢ Reproduce. ➢ Respond to the environment in which they live. ➢ Share parts of a common ancestry and have coevolved with other organisms. 5
The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greekword βotdv (botane) meaning "pasture", "grass", or"fodder"; βot&vn is in turn derived from βookeiv(boskein),"to feed" or "to graze
The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek word βοτάνη (botanē) meaning "pasture", "grass", or "fodder"; βοτάνη is in turn derived from βόσκειν (boskein), "to feed" or "to graze
Plantae(Carolus Linnaeus,1707-1778)2 Kingdom systemAnimaliaProtista3 Kingdom system (Haeckel, 1866)Fungi4 Kingdom system (Whittake, 1959)Monera5 Kingdom system (Whittake, 1969)Vira6 Kingdom system(Chen shixiang, in the 1970s)
2 Kingdom system Plantae Animalia (Carolus Linnaeus,1707-1778) Protista 3 Kingdom system (Haeckel, 1866) Fungi 4 Kingdom system (Whittake, 1959) Monera 5 Kingdom system (Whittake, 1969) Vira 6 Kingdom system (Chen shixiang, in the 1970s )