Question

What is botany?

Answer 1

Hint: As we know that botany is one of the important branch of biology which deals with study of physiology, ecology, distribution, classification and economic importance of one of the important living organism of the earth which helps in production of oxygen by the process of photosynthesis and are the only living organism which can produce their own food.

Complete answer:
We must remember that botany is one of the important branches of biology which deals with the study of plants, their structure, distribution, physiology, classification and economic importance. Botany is also known as plant science, plant biology or phytology. A person who studies plants is known as a botanist.
Botany deals with many branches related to plant study which includes:
Cytology: Study of cell structure of plants.
Palynology: Study of pollen and spores.
Plant biochemistry: Study of primary and secondary chemical processes taking in plants.
Phytogeography: Study of plant distribution and plant biogeography.
Plant anatomy: Study of structure of cells and tissue of plants.
Plant genetics: Study of genetic inheritance in plants.
Plant reproduction: Study of process of reproduction in plants.
Plant ecology: Study of role and function of plants in the environment.
Plant taxonomy: Classification and naming of plants.
Plants are among the important living organisms which have been studied by humans since ancient times due to their food, medicinal and industrial importance.
Humans have always been interested in the study of plants due to their useful purpose in food and medicines. Every individual is dependent on plants in some or other way so study of plants has become important to make use of it for the welfare of mankind.
New technologies are developed to study the structure of plant cells and researches are going on genetic engineering of plants as an attempt to solve the problem of hunger in the world and to solve the problem of climate change as plants are an important factor in maintaining a proper environment.

Note:
As we know that botany is the study of organisms present in kingdom Plantae. Word botany comes from Greek word botany which means plants, grasses and pastures. Interest in botany nowadays is developing as people are becoming aware about the importance of plants and its importance.