Plant Science: An Introduction to Botany | Wondrium
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When flowering plants appeared on Earth, they literally took over the planet. They remain the most dominant form of plant life on Earth, with the help of animals, which disperse and pollinate them. Be sure to stop and smell the roses, because the roses sure aren't stopping for us.
This video is episode 12 from the series Introduction to Plant Science: An Introduction to Botany, presented by Catherine Kleier.
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Table of Contents:
00:00 The Rapid Evolution of Flowers Confounds Botanists
02:55 Flowers Mysteriously Dominate Flora
04:23 Research Techniques Evolve to Clarify Ancient Flowers
07:30 Animal Dispersal and Pollination Top Flower Explosion
09:01 Helpful Mnemonic of Botanist Taxonomy
10:51 Latin Binomial Stems From Genus and Specific Epithet
12:50 Taxonomy and Systematics Help Evolve Botanics
14:06 Molecular Evidence Suggests Oldest Flowering Plant
16:48 Flower Anatomy Helps Categorize Plant Families
20:15 Monocots and Dicots Reveal Extraordinary Variation
23:46 Dicots Become Eudicots When Basal Angiosperm Separate
25:20 Shape, Color, and Inflorescence Classify Families
28:18 Male and Female Parts Are Prime Classification Factor
28:43 Flower Color About More than Reproduction
30:06 Flower Size and Smell Occasionally Work Together
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