Plant Biology Page Plant Biology Page Welcome, this page is brought to you by the Biology students and teachers of Bishops College and O'Donel High . Introduction to Plant General Characteristics Botany is the study of plants. They are multicellular and eukaryotic. Plants can absorb water and nutrients from soils using root systems of various types.
Most plants are able to conserve water using waxy cuticles and pores which regulate air exchange.
During photosynthesis CO 2 is taken from the atmosphere and O 2 is released as a by-product. For more details on each group of plants follow the links below.