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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.08%3A_Chytrids_tiny_fungiChytrids (Chytridomycota) are a group of fungi that are rarely directly encountered, primarily because they are small and they generally eat things that are small.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.12%3A_CornAs is the pattern in grasses and many other monocots (see the discussion of banana ‘ stems ’ in Chapter 8 ), the shoot apical meristem stays at the very base of the plant, near the ground. The bulk of...As is the pattern in grasses and many other monocots (see the discussion of banana ‘ stems ’ in Chapter 8 ), the shoot apical meristem stays at the very base of the plant, near the ground. The bulk of a corn kernel (which is technically the fruit of the plant) is amylose starch, a carbohydrate with a very simple structure, consisting of a string of 6-carbon glucose molecules attached end to end, i.e.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/01%3A_Chapters/1.31%3A_Propagating_plants_and_developing_new_plantsHowever, the hope from the earliest onset of agriculture was that one might be able to improve the characteristics of the crop, producing crops that yielded more, tasted better, stored better, were ea...However, the hope from the earliest onset of agriculture was that one might be able to improve the characteristics of the crop, producing crops that yielded more, tasted better, stored better, were easier to harvest, and were more tolerant of hardships, in particular, more tolerant of disease..Primitive farmers were happy when they found desirable novelties and also were able, knowingly or unknowingly, to gradually change the crops they grew.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/01%3A_Chapters/1.21%3A_Metabolic_diversityIf used for energy, 'food' i.e., carbohydrates, ends up as carbon dioxide and the amount of energy obtained is maximal; if used for material, the carbons of the carbohydrate end up in any one of the t...If used for energy, 'food' i.e., carbohydrates, ends up as carbon dioxide and the amount of energy obtained is maximal; if used for material, the carbons of the carbohydrate end up in any one of the thousands of biomolecules found in the organism, in fats, proteins, nucleic acids, etc., and the amount of energy obtained is reduced compared to what would happen if all the carbons were totally oxidized to CO 2 . However, there are some organisms who have distinct pathways for obtaining energy, pa…
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.37%3A_Polytrichium_-_Hairy_Cap_MossThe nutrients in the solution surrounding the leaves are provided by dust particles blown in the wind, solutes dissolved in precipitation and solutes added to precipitation as it flows down the trees ...The nutrients in the solution surrounding the leaves are provided by dust particles blown in the wind, solutes dissolved in precipitation and solutes added to precipitation as it flows down the trees and shrubs in the forest canopy (if there is one), as well as solutes that may be carried up with capillary water from the substrate that the moss is growing on.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/00%3A_Front_Matter/01%3A_TitlePageInanimate Life (Briggs)
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.35%3A_PhytophthoraFor part of its life, Phytophthora is what is known as a 'biotroph' which means that it associates with living cells and is able to acquire matter (sugars, amino acids) from them using a structure cal...For part of its life, Phytophthora is what is known as a 'biotroph' which means that it associates with living cells and is able to acquire matter (sugars, amino acids) from them using a structure called an haustorium, a structure that penetrates the cell wall, associates with the host cell membrane and is able to induce materials to move from the cytosol of the host plant to the cytosol of the parasite.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.06%3A_Calupera_a_large_coenocytic_green_algae.Caulerpa is a large green algae that appears to be multicellular because it is organized into different parts, seemingly leaves, stems and roots. But it is actually just a single large cell. And since...Caulerpa is a large green algae that appears to be multicellular because it is organized into different parts, seemingly leaves, stems and roots. But it is actually just a single large cell. And since an individual organism might be two meters in extent, Caulerpa produces the largest cells on earth, except for maybe some plasmodial slime molds. They are mostly found in shallow waters in warmer oceans but a few occur in fresh water.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/01%3A_Chapters/1.04%3A_Organism_form-_composition_size_and_shapeThe volume of 'the environment' that is in the 'innie' is small and the surface area between the innie and the cell is relatively large, consequently as the 'innie' part of the environment loses its h...The volume of 'the environment' that is in the 'innie' is small and the surface area between the innie and the cell is relatively large, consequently as the 'innie' part of the environment loses its heat to the cell it would become less and less significant a source of heat.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.20%3A_GinkgoGingko (Ginkgo biloba) is a commonly planted tree that many have probably seen but may not have distinguished from other trees. In spite of the fact that its form is very similar to most trees it has ...Gingko (Ginkgo biloba) is a commonly planted tree that many have probably seen but may not have distinguished from other trees. In spite of the fact that its form is very similar to most trees it has a number of distinct features. In particular, most trees are flowering plants (angiosperms) or conifers, ginkgo is neither!
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.14%3A_Cryptomonads_unicellular_photosynthetic_algaeAs the name implies, cryptophytes (crypto = hidden) are unicellular algae that are often hidden. This is a consequence of their relatively small size (10-30 um), the fact that they often occur in deep...As the name implies, cryptophytes (crypto = hidden) are unicellular algae that are often hidden. This is a consequence of their relatively small size (10-30 um), the fact that they often occur in deeper waters, and the fact that they are often difficult to collect in an intact condition. However, they are significant contributors to aquatic food chains, both marine and fresh water, and have interesting features that relate to their evolution.
