Plants
What They Are and What They Do

This 1932 volume presents an overview of plant-life in a way which can be understood by non-expert readers.

A. C. Seward (Author)

9781107600072, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 18 November 2011

154 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.18 kg

First published in 1932, this small volume by A. C. Seward was intended to present an overview of plant-life in a way which could be understood by readers with little or no knowledge of botany or other branches of natural science. By describing in non-technical terms what plants are and how they work, Seward is able to show the wealth of interest the subject offers, whilst also highlighting the fundamental principles of biology and the usefulness of scientific research. Including a number of illustrations, a glossary, and a guide to common equivalents of scientific measurements, this book will be of value to anyone interested in popular science from the early twentieth century.

Preface
1. Plants and animals compared
2. Response of plants to stimuli
3. The superiority of green plants to animals
4. How a plant obtains energy
5. Cells and tissues
6. The green leaf
7. The green leaf (continued): how a leaf utilizes radiant energy
8. Roots and what they do
9. Our debt to bacteria: the world's supply of nitrogen
10. Seeds and seedlings
11. Early stages in the evolution of plants
12. Later stages in evolution
Books suggested for further reading
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: Popular science [PDZ]