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Plant Development
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: William G. Hopkins; Series Editor: William G. Hopkins
  • From the Series: The Green World
  • Trim Size: 7 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791085627
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-8562-2
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $37.50
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 05/01/2006
  • Dewey Number: 580
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 160

Summary

A plant grows by taking in carbon dioxide from the air and water, as well as nutrients from the soil. Using light energy from the sun, a plant turns these simple materials into more complex organic molecules that add to its increasing size. Plant Development explores this natural process, from the plant as a single cell to a mature organism, giving students a reference point for their understanding of the complex changes in both form and function of a plant’s development. This is a valuable tool for students and teachers of plant biology.

Specifications

Color photographs and illustrations. Index. Glossary. Further reading. Sidebars. References. Web sites.

About the Author(s)

William G. Hopkins received a B.A. in biology from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in botany from Indiana University. His post-doctoral training was conducted at Brookhaven National Laboratories. He has taught at Bryn Mawr College and the University of Western Ontario, where he is now professor emeritus of biology. Hopkins has taught primarily in the areas of plant physiology and cell biology, was responsible for the design and implementation of an honors program in cell biology, and served many years as an undergraduate counselor. He was also awarded the university’s Gold Medal for Excellence in Teaching. He has served in numerous administrative posts, including several years as chair of the university’s Academic Review Board. Hopkins’s research and publications have focused on the role of light and temperature in plant development, the organization of chlorophyll-protein complexes, and energy transformations in chloroplasts. He has been a contributing author to two high school biology textbooks and is the senior author of Introduction to Plant Physiology.

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