Introduction to Botany

Plants are remarkable organisms. From the tiniest shrub to the tallest tree, these organisms have fascinating structures and biological functions. What anatomical features do plants all have in common? What is the evolutionary history of plants? How do plants interact with their environment? We will answer these questions and many more in this botany series, so if you're interested in learning all about plants, you've come to the right place!

Script by Sheryl Hosler

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[teeheeclips]

Prof.Dave the goat of science, got me thru grade 12 bio and chem.

[CaptainMonarda]

This botany series has been extremely valuable to me as a horticulture university student. I attribute a lot of my understanding and interest in plants to these videos!

[ericsbuds]

you deserve 10 times this many subs. your catalog of video series is incredible. i am so glad i finally found your channel not long ago, but a little mad at myself i never came across it before!!!!

well you earned a lifetime sub.

[whirlwind]

This is awesome, I don't know much of anything about botany but I tried to look up some informative videos last year and found everything far too disorganized and overwhelming or just not easy to understand. This is coming from someone with a medical degree as well, so I of course went through many years of core science education in undergrad before I could even start learning medicine. But I always felt we didn't quite go deep enough on the medical aspect.

Botany and mycology are the basis of so many of our medications that it is truly amazing. Aspirin from the willow tree, for example. Most of our antibiotics. Opiate pain meds. The actual majority of our pharmacologic interventions are derived from plants/fungi. I've always wanted to know more about it, but I haven't found anything "right for me" on the topic, educationally speaking

edit: well, after watching this whole video it seems like this is likely a lot more basic/fundamental than I was thinking it would be in my head! That's ok though, it will still be amazingly educational for lots of people. I thought this specific video was introduction to botany, not the series! Good luck nonetheless

[jamesmoreland]

Oh hell yeah!
Botany
What I'm studying to do as a career

[alexandermorschl]

Yesterday i was having a generally bad day, but when i saw this video come up yesterday it made my day. Thank you Professor Dave for starting the botany series

[mc]

To see that he still makes videos is heart warming ☺️🥰 please continue.

[outside]

I was literally just asked to find some botany videos and I opened YouTube to this being the first video. Spooky 😨

[backstreetfan]

Hooray! The botany series! (Been looking forward to this!)

[tristanbuffle-benetos]

When will there be episodes on botany ? Looking so forward to them !
On a side note, I love your content, you're a great teacher.

[fahdal-sebaey]

Just a while ago I was looking into how to learn more about plants in order to create my own natural factory of chemicals and raw ingredients, fragrances and dyes at home.. Thanks for starting this!

[adithyaas]

Hey Professor Dave please suggest a book for high school students who are interested in physics

[Blessed_Daye]

Thank you for this! My first time teaching botany and I am lost!

[fivade]

Your lessons are so well structured! Keep it up!

[zatnikatel]

That bring educational memories when my teacher taught my class basic plant botany in Agriculture college course

[davepowder]

This series seems like it will be as a nice sea refuge for those interested in botany. A botany bay, as it were...

[joachimbramson]

oh boy am i gonna need your channel this year. I'm taking physics next year and am not at the math level to even start. You're awesome professor, big thanks.

[rameejac]

Sir, you are just awesome.... I am a big fan of you....

[Aengus]

Subbed, liked and I was yelling "Hydrothermal vents!" at the beginning.
But I guess "a few funky exceptions" will have to do for now.

[daryavasenina]

Thank you so much! English is my second language but I'mma study in US soon. With your videos I can easily prepare for my future classes:)