Bidlack, James E. <br/><br/>
Stern's introductory plant biology / 
James E. Bidlack and Shelley H. Jansky 
 - Thirteenth edition 
 - New York :  McGraw Hill Education,  c2014 
 - xvi, 517 pages :  illustrations ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> The text is arranged so that certain sections can be omitted in shorter courses. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780073369440 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>BIOLOGY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QK 47 .S74 2014