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Jim Bidlack - BIO 1304

1. Plants are essential to life on earth as they provide oxygen, food, clothing, shelter, and medicine. 2. Plants are distinguished from other kingdoms by being eukaryotic, multicellular organisms with cellulose cell walls that are autotrophs capable of photosynthesis using chloroplasts. 3. Key structural features of plants include cell walls, chloroplasts, stems, leaves and roots, while functionally they photosynthesize, transport water and nutrients using xylem and phloem, and reproduce sexually and asexually through various means.

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Jim Bidlack - BIO 1304

1. Plants are essential to life on earth as they provide oxygen, food, clothing, shelter, and medicine. 2. Plants are distinguished from other kingdoms by being eukaryotic, multicellular organisms with cellulose cell walls that are autotrophs capable of photosynthesis using chloroplasts. 3. Key structural features of plants include cell walls, chloroplasts, stems, leaves and roots, while functionally they photosynthesize, transport water and nutrients using xylem and phloem, and reproduce sexually and asexually through various means.

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Jim Bidlack - BIO 1304

GENERAL BOTANY Lecture 2 - What is a plant?

I. Why are plants important?


A. Plants are living
B. Plants provide oxygen
C. Plants feed the world
D. Plants provide clothing and shelter
E. Plants can be used for medicine
F. Plants are beautiful
II. What makes a plant different from other kingdoms?
A. Kingdom PLANTAE (plants)
1. Multicellular
2. Autotrophs (chloroplasts)
3. Cellulose in cell walls
4 Eucaryotic (true nucleus; DNA separated by a membrane)
B. The other kingdoms
1. ANIMALIA: i.e., man
a) Motile
b) Heterotrophs
c) No cell walls
2. MYCOTA: i.e., mushrooms, bread molds
a) Heterotrophs
b) Chitin in cell walls
3. PROTISTA (PROTOCTISTA): i.e., algae, slime molds
a) Unicellular
4. MONERA (ARCHAEA and BACTERIA)
a) Prokaryotic (no true nucleus; DNA floats freely in cell)
III. What are some structural features of plants?
A. Cellulosic cell walls
B. Chloroplasts
C. Appearance
1. Can include stems, leaves, and roots
2. Some lack true stems, leaves, and roots
IV. How does a plant function?
A. Metabolism
1. Photosynthesis
2. Respiration
B. Water and nutrients
1. Xylem and phloem (important in distinguishing plants from other organisms)
C. Growth and development
1. Hormones
2. Photoperiodism / temperature
3. Circadian rhythm
D. Environment
E. Reproduction
1. Sexual reproduction
a) Monoecious - male & female parts on same plant
b) Dioecious - male & female parts on different plants
2. Asexual reproduction
a) Vegetative
b) Sporophytic
V. How are REAL plants distinguished from other organisms studied in botany?
A. In addition to being eucaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic, and cellulosic, REAL plants have
VASCULAR TISSUE (xylem and phloem)
B. See flow chart
SUMMARY STATEMENTS
1. Plants are essential to life on earth
2. Plants are eucaryotic and multicellular with cellulosic cell walls
3. Plants photosynthesize, respire, develop, and reproduce
4. Plants have vascular tissue

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