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What is the Ancient Greek origin of the term 'botany'?
The term 'botany' comes from the Ancient Greek word βοτάνη (botanē) meaning 'pasture', 'herbs', 'grass', or 'fodder'; βοτάνη is in turn derived from βόσκειν (boskein), 'to feed' or 'to graze'.
What were medieval physic gardens often attached to?
Medieval physic gardens were often attached to monasteries.
How many species of land plants do botanists study nowadays?
Botanists study approximately 410,000 species of land plants, of which some 391,000 species are vascular plants, including approximately 369,000 species of flowering plants, and approximately 20,000 are bryophytes.
What is one of the earliest botanical gardens mentioned in the text?
One of the earliest botanical gardens mentioned in the text is the Padua botanical garden.
What did botany originate as in prehistory?
Botany originated in prehistory as herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivate – plants that were edible, poisonous, and possibly medicinal.
What are the two main stages of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells?
interphase and mitosis in the M phase
What is the process called when the replicated chromosomes, organelles, and cytoplasm separate into two new daughter cells?
cell division
What are the control mechanisms known as in the cell cycle that determine if the cell can progress to the next phase?
cell cycle checkpoints
In cells without nuclei, how is the cell cycle divided in prokaryotes?
B, C, and D periods
What occurs during the C period in the cell cycle of prokaryotes?
DNA replication
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