Bibliograph

Plants, flowering plants, ferns, mosses, and other plants, by Shar Levine, Leslie Johnstone

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Plants, flowering plants, ferns, mosses, and other plants, by Shar Levine, Leslie Johnstone

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Plants

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

464590951

Responsibility statement

by Shar Levine, Leslie Johnstone

Series statement

A class of their own

Sub title

flowering plants, ferns, mosses, and other plants

Summary

The plant kingdom contains more than 250,000 species. With green pigment called chlorophyll in some cells, these organisms have the unique ability to make their own food. This colorful book describes the main groups of plants, including mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. Special sections highlight the role of plants in the environment--as producers in the food chain and producers of the world's oxygen--and their role in climate and the water cycle. Case histories include the discovery of a new species of conifer tree in Australia and special cases of plant breeding

Table Of Contents

The biology of plants -- Non-seed plants : mosses, liverworts, and hornworts -- Ferns and their relatives : seedless vascular plants -- Gymnosperms : conifers, cycads, and ginkgoes -- Angiosperms : flowering plants -- Buttercups, roses, and other dicots -- Lilies, orchids, and other monocots

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor