Chapter 31:
1. Explain how plants have been a major part of change in human populations.
2. Describe plant adaptations that permit very long lives
3. What part of a plant are you eating when you consume each of the following: celery stalk, peanut, strawberry, lettuce, beat?
4. Botanists are looking for the wild ancestors of potatoes, corn, and wheat. Why is this search important?
Chapter 32-33:
5. In Chapter 32 of your textbook the following question is proposed, ” Are organic crops healthier than conventional crops?” Read the article below along with your textbook and discuss your opinions and thoughts with your classmates on the topic.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X1100182X (Links to an external site.)
6. Describe the functions of the five major types of plant hormones
7. Explain how biological clocks work and how they influence the lives of plants