

Crash Course Botany
Season - Episode
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1 - 1What is Botany? May 18, 2023
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1 - 2What Are Plants Made Of? May 25, 2023
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1 - 3Plant Cells & Hormones Jun 01, 2023
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1 - 4
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1 - 5Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Jun 22, 2023
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1 - 6How Did Plants Evolve? Jun 29, 2023
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1 - 7How Do We Categorize Plants? Jul 06, 2023
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1 - 8Why Don't These Plants Need Seeds? (Moss and Ferns) Jul 20, 2023
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1 - 9Why Do Flowers Exist? (Gymnosperms & Angiosperms) Jul 27, 2023
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1 - 10
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1 - 11GMOs are Nothing New: Plant Breeding & Gene Editing Aug 10, 2023
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1 - 12
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1 - 13How We ALL Get Our Energy (Plants & Ecosystems) Aug 24, 2023
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1 - 14
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1 - 15The Future of Botany Sep 07, 2023
Overview
Over the course of 15 episodes, we’re going to learn about botany—the study of plants. Alexis Nikole Nelson will teach you about how plants evolved, how they function, and just how vital they are to human societies and all of life on Earth. This content is based on an introductory university-level curriculum. By the end of this course, you should be able to: *Describe the evolutionary history of plants *List and describe fundamental anatomical and morphological characteristics of plants *Understand what plant hormones are and how they work *Explain what roles plants play in ecosystems and why they are important *Understand how plant genes play an important role in the diversity of plants we see on Earth *Understand why plants are important, and how botanical knowledge can be useful in everyday life