Botany Articles

• Seeds
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Trees
   
  

  Seed

  A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  New Species
  Botany
  Seeds
  Nature
  Trees
   
  

  Orchidaceae

  Orchids are among the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant families, with over 800 described genera and 25,000 species. Orchids are truly flowers of superlatives. Even a complete layman in ... > more
• Nature
  Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Marine Biology
  Life Sciences
  Animals
   
  

  Symmetry (biology)

  Symmetry in biology is the balanced distribution of duplicate body parts or shapes. The body plans of most multicellular organisms exhibit some form of symmetry, either radial symmetry or bilateral ... > more
• Wild Animals
  Agriculture and Food
  Healthy Aging
  Fisheries
  Endangered Plants
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Wild rice

  The four species of wild rice comprise the genus Zizania, a group of grasses that grow in shallow water in small lakes and slow-flowing ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
  Food
  Vegetarian
  Trees
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Blackberry

  The blackberry is a widespread and well known shrub; a bramble fruit (Genus Rubus, Family Rosaceae) growing to 3 m (10 ft) and producing a soft-bodied fruit popular for use in desserts, jams and ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Beer and Wine
  Nature
  New Species
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Pitcher plant

  Pitcher plants (or pitfall traps) are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. Foraging, flying or crawling insects such as ... > more
• Grassland
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Endangered Plants
  Soil Types
  Nature
   
  

  Prairie Restoration

  Prairie Restoration is an ecologically friendly way to restore some of the prairie land that was lost to industry, farming and commerce. Ecologically, prairie restoration aids in conservation of our ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Biochemistry Research
  Biology
  Developmental Biology
   
  

  Organelle

  In cell biology, an organelle is one of several structures with specialized functions, suspended in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell. Eukaryotes are the most structurally complex known cell type, ... > more
• Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Nature
  Ecosystems
  Environmental Issues
  Biology
   
  

  Ecology

  Ecology, or ecological science, is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how the distribution and abundance are affected by interactions between the organisms ... > more
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Fungus
  Geochemistry
  Acid Rain
  Microbiology
   
  

  Soil life

  Soil life is a collective term for all the organisms living within the soil. In a balanced soil, plants grow in an active and vibrant environment. Without the activities of soil organisms, dead ... > more

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