PHA048: Pharmaceutical Botany with Taxonomy - Lecture 1

Vocabulary flashcards covering the definitions, subbranches, and historical milestones of botany as presented in the PHA048 lecture.

Botany

Derived from the Ancient Greek word Botane meaning a plant or herb, it is the branch of biology that focuses on the scientific study of plants.

Plant physiology

A branch of botany that deals with the internal functions of plants and how they survive and grow.

Morphology

The study of the plant's shape and parts, such as the leaf shape of mango trees.

Genetics

The study of how plants pass traits to offsprings.

Physical Sciences

A branch of Natural Science that involves the study of non-living things.

Biological Sciences

A branch of Natural Science that involves the study of living things.

Agronomy

A subbranch of botany concerned with managing field crops.

Horticulture

A subbranch of botany involving the growing of garden plants and flowers.

Forestry

A subbranch of botany focused on managing forests and trees.

Theophrastus

Recognized as the Father of Botany and author of Enquiry into Plants.

Dioscorides

A figure in the pre-17th century era who wrote about plant-based drugs.

Robert Hooke

The 17th-century scientist who invented the microscope, which allowed scientists to see cells for the first time.

Carolus Linnaeus

The 18th-century scientist who created taxonomy, a system to name and group plants.

Taxonomy

The system created by Carolus Linnaeus to name and group plants.

Photosynthesis

A process discovered in the 19th century describing how plants make food, represented by the equation $\text{Sunlight} + H_2O + CO_2 \rightarrow \text{Sugar} + O_2$.

Aristotle

An ancient Greek who studied plants for practical reasons and compared plant nutrition with foundational knowledge.

Stephen Hales

A scientist credited in the foundational timeline for contributions to Plant Physiology.

Nitrogen Fixation

A biological process identified in the Modern Period II (19th and 20th century) timeline of botany.