Table of Contents

TOPIC 1 The Microscope .- TOPIC 2 Scientific Inquiry: Formulating a Hypothesis.- TOPIC 3 Introduction to the Vascular Plant Body.- TOPIC 4 Introduction to the Eukaryotic Cell.- TOPIC 5 Mitosis and Cytokinesis.- TOPIC 6 The Movement of Substances into and out of Cells.- TOPIC 7 Respiration and Enzyme Action.- TOPIC 8 Photosynthesis.- TOPIC 9 Meiosis.- TOPIC 10 Genetics.- TOPIC 11 Prokaryotes.- TOPIC 12 Fungi.- TOPIC 13 Protists: Euglenoids, Stramenopiles, and Red Algae.- TOPIC 14 Protists: Green Algae and Slime Molds.- TOPIC 15 Bryophytes.- TOPIC 16 Seedless Vascular Plants: The Lycopodiophyta and Monilophyta.- TOPIC 17 Seed Plants: The Gymnosperms.- TOPIC 18 Seed Plants: The Angiosperms.- TOPIC 19 Fruits and Fruit Development.- TOPIC 20 Early Development of the Plant Body.- TOPIC 21 Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body.- TOPIC 22 The Root.- TOPIC 23 Primary Structure of the Stem.- TOPIC 24 The Leaf.- TOPIC 25 Woody Stems.- TOPIC 26 Wood: Secondary Xylem.- TOPIC 27 Growth Regulators.- TOPIC 28 External Factors and Plant Growth.- TOPIC 29 Inorganic Nutrients Required by Plants.- TOPIC 30 The Movement of Water and Solutes in Plants.- TOPIC 31 Ecology

About the Author

Ray F. Evert - is Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin. His research interests include studies on the development and structure of the leaves of maize and barley.
Susan E. Eichhorn - is Resident Programme Manager at the University of Wisconsin, USA

Joy Perry