10 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 



Because they are composed of organs, plants and 

 animals are termed organisms. 



C. Thus we see that some plants have a generalized plant- 

 body, others a more highly specialized one. To under- 

 stand the various life-processes carried on by plants, 

 we must have a knowledge of their structure. A gen- 

 eralized plant will be studied first, then the structure 

 of a higher (i.e., more highly specialized) plant. This 

 will be followed by an elementary study of the funda- 

 mental life-processes involved in the nutrition and 

 growth of the individual. The second part of the 

 course will be devoted to studying the various kinds 

 of plants, and the numerous ways in which different 

 kinds of plants solve these same life-problems of nutri- 

 tion and reproduction. 



