The Visual Guide To Understanding Plants & The Vegetable Kingdom : Plants & The Vegetable Kingdom (french Edition)

The world of plants is astoundingly diverse. Thanks to 3 billion years of evolution, there are now more than 380,000 plant species on Earth. For all curious readers, the Knowledge Guides open the door to a world of complex and captivating phenomena. Accurate, detailed visual information is all defined in lay language to make it readily accessible to the non-expert. Definitions to scientific terms are given either in the explanation itself, or in the comprehensive glossary. Table of Contents......Page 5 Plant diversity......Page 8 Plant classification......Page 9 Plant cells......Page 11 Algae......Page 13 Fungi......Page 15 Lichens......Page 17 Mosses......Page 19 Ferns......Page 21 Conifers......Page 23 Flowering plants......Page 26 The anatomy of flowering plants......Page 27 The root......Page 31 The stem......Page 35 The leaf......Page 38 The flower......Page 41 Inflorescences......Page 45 Trees......Page 47 Reproduction of flowering plants......Page 52 Pollination......Page 53 Fertilization......Page 55 The seed......Page 57 The fruit......Page 58 Vegetative propagation......Page 62 Nutrition and growth......Page 64 Photosynthesis......Page 65 Sap......Page 68 Heterotrophic plants......Page 71 Plant growth......Page 75 Plant hormones......Page 79 Tropisms......Page 80 Plants and their environments......Page 82 Plant formations......Page 83 The tropical rainforest......Page 85 Savannas......Page 87 Temperate forests......Page 89 Succulent plants......Page 91 Aquatic plants......Page 93 Protected areas......Page 95 Food plants......Page 98 Vegetables......Page 99 Fruits......Page 104 Cereals......Page 107 Edible algae and mushrooms......Page 109 Herbs and spices......Page 110 Ingredients made from plants......Page 111 Beverages......Page 113 Plants used in industry......Page 116 The wood industry......Page 117 Papermaking......Page 119 Natural rubber......Page 121 Medicinal plants......Page 122 Fiber plants......Page 123 Glossary......Page 125 Index......Page 127 Photo credits......Page 129 Understanding the diversity of the plants world.