Does Botany have another name?
yes
what?
plant biology
anything else?
plant science
What is a botanist?
a scientist who specializes in this field.
Where does the word botany come from?
the word botanē
What does it mean?
"pasture", "grass", or "fodder"
How did Botany orginate?
as herbalism
with what efforts?
he efforts of early humans
to do what?
to identify and cultivate edible, medicinal and poisonous plants
Does botany include fungi?
yes
and what else?
algae
how many living organisms do botanists study?
400,000
vascular plants?
yes
how many?
260,000
Flowering plants?
yes
how many?
248,000
what was discovered in the 1540s?
botanical gardens attached to universities
what was one of the earliest?
the Padua botanical garden
what did they facilitate?
the academic study of plants
were they catolouged?
yes