It is one of the branches of biology that deals with the study of plants.
- What kinds of plants?
- How they live and grow.
- How they respond to their environment.
- The diseases they are susceptible to, and how they can be cured.
- How they influence our everyday lives.
Branches of botany
There are many branches of botany. This includes:
- Taxonomy: Deals with the classification of plants
- Morphology: Studies the form and structure of plants (anatomy, cytology, embryology)
- Physiology: Concerned with the life processes of plants and functions of the different organs and tissues.
- Pathology: Deals with the diseases of plants.
- Ecology: Deals with the relations of plants to their surroundings
- Paleobotany: Also known as fossil botany, deals with plants of past geological periods.
- Plant Genetics: Deals with the study of heredity in plants.
Other areas of intensive study include:
- Bacteriology: Study of bacteria
- Mycology: Study of fungi
- Algology: Study of algae
- Bryology: Study of mosses and liverworts
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