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Plants and Society, 4/e
Dr. Estelle Levetin, University of Tulsa
Karen McMahon, University of Tulsa

Plants in Our Lives

Chapter 1 Outline


Chapter Outline

PLANTS AND HUMAN SOCIETY 3
  The Flowering Plants 3
  The Non-Flowering Plants 4
  The Algae 5
  The Fungi 5
  Plant Sciences 5
FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF LIFE 5
ACLOSER LOOK 1.1—BIOLOGICAL MIMICS 7
CHEMISTRY OF LIFE 9
  Atoms 9
  Molecules and Bonding 9
  Molecules of Life 11
ACLOSER LOOK 1.2—PERFUMES TO POISONS: PLANTS AS CHEMICAL FACTORIES 15
CHAPTER SUMMARY 18
REVIEW QUESTIONS 18
FURTHER READING 18
LEARNING ONLINE 18