Crash Course Botany
TV Show| Title | Crash Course Botany |
| User score | 0 |
| Release date | May 18, 2023 |
| Release date of last episode | Sep 7, 2023 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Production country | Canada, United States of America |
| Production companies | Complexly, Thought Café, PBS Digital Studios |
| Series status | Returning series |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 15 |
Over the course of 15 episodes, we’re going to learn about botany—the study of plants. Alexis Nikole Nelson will teach you about how plants evolved, how they function, and just how vital they are to human societies and all of life on Earth. This content is based on an introductory university-level curriculum. By the end of this course, you should be able to: *Describe the evolutionary history of plants *List and describe fundamental anatomical and morphological characteristics of plants *Understand what plant hormones are and how they work *Explain what roles plants play in ecosystems and why they are important *Understand how plant genes play an important role in the diversity of plants we see on Earth *Understand why plants are important, and how botanical knowledge can be useful in everyday life
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S1.E15 ∙ The Future of Botany
Sep 7, 2023
S1.E14 ∙ Can Planting Trees Fix Climate Change? (Plants & Biomes)
Aug 31, 2023
S1.E13 ∙ How We ALL Get Our Energy (Plants & Ecosystems)
Aug 24, 2023
S1.E12 ∙ The Secret Social Lives of Plants (Population & Community Ecology)
Aug 17, 2023
S1.E11 ∙ GMOs are Nothing New: Plant Breeding & Gene Editing
Aug 10, 2023
S1.E10 ∙ What Do Pea Plants Have To Do With Your Eye Color? (Mendelian Genetics)
Aug 3, 2023
S1.E9 ∙ Why Do Flowers Exist? (Gymnosperms & Angiosperms)
Jul 27, 2023
S1.E8 ∙ Why Don't These Plants Need Seeds? (Moss and Ferns)
Jul 20, 2023
S1.E7 ∙ How Do We Categorize Plants?
Jul 6, 2023
S1.E6 ∙ How Did Plants Evolve?
Jun 29, 2023
S1.E5 ∙ Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Jun 22, 2023
S1.E4 ∙ What Do These Creepy Plant Mouths Do? (Plant Tissues)
Jun 15, 2023
S1.E3 ∙ Plant Cells & Hormones
Jun 1, 2023
S1.E2 ∙ What Are Plants Made Of?
May 25, 2023
S1.E1 ∙ What is Botany?
May 18, 2023
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Crash Course Botany Preview!
May 11, 2023
