EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Botanists interested in ecology study interactions of plants with other organisms and the environment. Other field botanists search to find new species or do experiments to discover how plants grow under different conditions. Some botanists study the structure of plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term “botany” comes from the Ancient Greek word (botanē) meaning “pasture", “herbs” “grass", or “fodder"; is in turn derived from (boskein), “to feed” or “to graze".

Detailed explanation-3: -A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -A botanist is a scientist who specializes in plant biology, and is an expert on varieties of vegetation including, algae, grass, cacti, flowers, moss, trees, shrubs and edibles, including herbs, fruits and vegetables. Unlike landscapers and gardeners who arrange, grow and care for plants, botanists research them.

Detailed explanation-5: -“Botany is the branch of Biology that deals with the study of plants.” The term ‘botany’ is derived from an adjective ‘botanic’ that is again derived from the Greek word ‘botane’. One who studies ‘botany’ is known as a ‘botanist’.