BIOL 324

List 5 things that humans depended on plants for:
- Food
- Fuel
- Shelter
- Clothing
- Oxygen (life energy source)
The sophistication of nomads (hunters and gatherers) resulted in these 3 things happening to plants, and the resulting 6 consequences of human progress:
- Adaptation of plants to their needs
- Modified Distribution of Plants
- Transformation of arid to fertile land
- -Loss of Biodiversity
- -Global Warming
- -Population Growth
- -Water Contamination
- -Limited Food Supply
- -Limited Agricultural Land
Scientific Name Format
- Genus Name
- Specific Epithet
- Taxonomic Authority
How do plants differ from animals?
- Shape
- Immobile
- -need to move pollen, fruit, seeds
- -chemical war against predators
- Chloroplasts and Chlorophyll
- Cell Walls
- Producers
- Use CO2 as opposed to orgamic compounds
- Use light as opposed to chemical energy
- Don't require growth factors

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78594

Card Set

BIOL 324

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Updated

2011-04-10T17:48:24Z

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