Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is plant biology? -- The nature of life -- Cells -- Tissues -- Roots and soils -- Stems -- Leaves -- Flowers, fruits, and seeds -- Water in plants -- Plant metabolism -- Growth and development -- Meiosis and alternation of generations -- Genetics and molecular biology -- Plant breeding, propagation, and biotechnology -- Evolution -- Plant names and classification -- Domain (kingdom) bacteria, domain (kingdom) archaea, and viruses -- Kingdom protista -- Kingdom fungi -- Introduction to the plant kingdom : Bryophytes -- The seedless vascular plants : Ferns and their relatives -- Introduction to seed plants : Gymnosperms -- Seed plants : Angiosperms -- Flowering plants and civilization -- Ecology -- Biomes.