I know that the evolution of the animal kingdom has been and continues to be studied, but I am wondering about the evolution of plant life. If all living matter evolved from the same organism, has anyone studied where plant life broke off from animal life and how plants are related?
2007-11-02 07:47:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Thanks. Thought there might have been, but had never heard of it and wasn't sure what type of information to look for.
2007-11-02 09:11:36 · update #1
An excellent book to introduce the subject is Micheal Pollan's 'Botany of Desire'
Except from Botanical Society of America
"Plant biologists have long been interested in the origins of crop plants. Wheat is an ancient crop of the Middle East. Three species exist both as wild and domesticated wheats, einkorn, emmer, and breadwheat. Archeological studies have demonstrated that einkorn is the most ancient and breadwheat appeared most recently. To plant biologists this suggested that somehow einkorn gave rise to emmer, and emmer gave rise to breadwheat"
http://www.botany.org/outreach/evolution.php
Many botanic garden are involved in this area of research
Singapore Botanic Gardens have a section telling the story of evolution in plants.
http://www.sbg.org.sg/index.asp
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden has programs in taxonomy.
http://www.fairchildgarden.org/index.cfm?page=home
Kew Botanic Gardens
http://www.kew.org/
Museums
http://www-hotel.uu.se/evolmuseum/fytotek/
Darwin digital uses the Missouri Botanical Garden.
http://darwinlibrary.amnh.org/
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/clayton-herbarium/index.html
http://www.botany.ubc.ca/herbarium/
Systematics links
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/tfp/tfplinks.html
2007-11-02 11:44:28 · answer #1 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Creationists tell more lies to justify their anti-science, than the Catholic church to Galileo. No evolutionary biologist says that the origin of first life was evolution. Life originated by the anthropic principle. Evolution is the gradual progression of genes. Evolution is the reason for all species, but not the origin of first life. Those quotes are taken out of context by the way. The one of Charles Darwin and the eye for example, is a preface to explain natural selection. He put up that statement, so he could defeat it with his theory. If that person had actually have read The Origin Of The Species, they would know that. If someone wants to know the basics about evolution, pick up the books "Evolution for Dummies," or "Climbing Mount Improbable."
2016-05-27 01:49:43 · answer #2 · answered by helena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever heard of a Paleobotanist? If you are really interested....check out a book called Guns Germs and Steel. It is not just about plants, but it does discuss the evolution of certain crop plants!
2007-11-02 07:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Jackson 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
You know, you might want to do a search on 'coevolution', which deals with (among other things) the way that certain plants and animals have adapted to try to "outsmart" each other, or to better get something from the other. It's really very cool (as Casanova Frankenstein might say).
2007-11-02 08:42:10 · answer #4 · answered by John R 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of course!
I'm pretty sure most plants started off as algae. Just google "plant evolution" and you should find something easily.
2007-11-02 07:51:29 · answer #5 · answered by youripmyheartrightout 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
sweetie. There are people who specialize in the evolution of a single TYPE of plant. They could fill volumes upon volumes of books about a plant we have never heard of.
2007-11-02 07:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Plenty of information out there on prehistoric plants and such.
2007-11-02 07:55:09 · answer #7 · answered by krennao 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
very much so, there are about a million books of a single type of plant, really don't mean to burst ur bubble, but yeah, it's been done, numerous times.
2007-11-02 07:51:39 · answer #8 · answered by ikb<3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-11-02 07:51:58 · answer #9 · answered by J B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes there has and here are a few links
2007-11-02 09:40:30 · answer #10 · answered by Paul B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋