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Introduction Consider the plant.
Botany is the science of plants. A plant is often thought of as a stationary, passive, and almost lifeless object that sits in containers in our homes or adorns hillsides, plains, and our gardens. Yet upon closer examination we see a dynamic living organism which is highly adapted to varied conditions and able to covert the rays of sunlight into energy for its own purpose and the use of others like you and me.