1. Botany What YOU Should Know By Daniel Fish

2. Botany is…  the science and study of plants  eating your fruits and veggies  Farming (agriculture)  Smelling the mountain air

3. It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind. T. S. Eliot T. S. Eliot

4. George Washington Carver  “I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.” George Washington Carver George Washington Carver

5. Carver Continued…  Born—January 5,1864 in Diamond, Missouri.  Born into slavery  1 st black student at Iowa State Agricultural College in Ames.  Alternative Crops  Peanuts

6. From Alfalfa to Zucchini! The Possibilities are endless!

7. Real World Examples  discovering the effects of pollution on plants.  Advise lawmakers  Creating new resources

8. Current Issues  Amino acids required in the human diet  Biotechnology  Deforestation

9. Areas of Study  Plant Ecology  Economic Botany  Ecosystem Ecology  Paleobotany  Plant-Animal Interactions  Cell Biology  Genetics  Field Biology

10. Botany Related Careers  Museums  Botanical gardens  USDA branches and US Forest Service  Federal Agencies  Biological Photographer  Science Columnist

11. Just Remember! Passion! Possibilities! Potential!

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