Grocery Store Botany

 

Laura K. Thompson

Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1993, Volume 14

Abstract

This laboratory exercise has been used to introduce students to taxonomic keys and the names given to various plant fruits. Materials needed for the laboratory include kitchen knives, dinning hall trays, and a large variety of fruits and vegetables from the local store or collected in the field. Figure 1 is the key used by the students for this laboratory, while Table 1 is used by the instructor during preparation for the laboratory.

Keywords:  plant reproduction, taxonomic key

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1992)