Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand—and apply—key concepts. The 2nd edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Art and illustrations have been substantially improved, and the textbook features additional assessments and related resources.

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:

Describe how red and blue light affect plant growth and metabolic activities
Discuss gravitropism
Understand how hormones affect plant growth and development
Describe thigmotropism, thigmonastism, and thigmogenesis
Explain how plants defend themselves from predators and respond to wounds

Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements is an adaptation of KPU HORT 1155 Introduction to Plant Materials Lecture Notes. This first edition supports student achievement of the Level 1 and 2 learning goals for Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Line F2.

Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements is an adaptation of KPU HORT 1155 Introduction to Plant Materials Lecture Notes. It is an editable, open access learning resource with interactive web based experiences customized for horticulture students studying plant identification.

This first edition supports student achievement of the Level 1 and 2 learning goals for Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Line F2:

Identify plant and plant requirements for a range of plants commonly used in horticulture
Employ correct naming and plant identification terminology
Identify morphological characteristics, growing requirements, use and availability
Use a dichotomous key for plant identification
Explain plant hardiness
Identify weedy and invasive plants

Table of Contents
Part 1 - Plant Identification

1. Introduction to Plant
2. Introduction to Taxonomy
3. Introduction to Taxons
4. Introduction to Binomial Nomenclature
5. Conventions for Binomial Nomenclature
6. Nomenclature Review
7. The Meaning of Plant Names
8. Plant Growth
9. Introduction to Plant Classification
10. Classify Plants by Life Cycle
11. Introduction to Dichotomous Keys
12. Key to Plant Classification
13. Introduction to Plant Morphology
14. Plant Morphology - Leaves
15. Plant Morphology - Conifers
16. Plant Morphology - Flowers and Fruit
17. Plant Family Characteristics
Part 2 Plant Requirements and Use

18. Plant Habitats
19. Plant Use Categories
20. Plant Growth Characteristics
21. Characteristics of weedy species
22. Plant Hardiness
23. Plant Requirements

An approachable guide to the fundamentals of plant science. Created for horticulture students, gardeners, science teachers, and anyone interested in understanding plants and how they grow. This is the required text for HORT 1001/6001 Plant Propagation at the University of Minnesota Department of Horticultural Science.