"What a Plant Knows"
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"What a Plant Knows" is a popular science book by Daniel Chamovitz that explores how plants perceive and respond to their environments through senses analogous to sight, smell, touch, and more.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain how plants perceive their environment
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to present plant senses in terms understandable to lay readers ⓘ |
| author | Daniel Chamovitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | peer-reviewed plant science research ⓘ |
| clarifies | differences between plant and animal senses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
how plants detect chemicals
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how plants detect light ⓘ how plants integrate environmental signals ⓘ how plants respond to gravity ⓘ how plants respond to temperature ⓘ how plants respond to touch ⓘ |
| emphasizes | scientific evidence over anthropomorphism ⓘ |
| field |
biology
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botany ⓘ plant science ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised and updated edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on plant awareness
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chapters on plant memory ⓘ chapters on plant sight ⓘ chapters on plant smell ⓘ chapters on plant touch ⓘ |
| hasReview | reviewed in major science media outlets ⓘ |
| influenced | public discourse on plant intelligence ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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readers interested in science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
plant behavior
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plant biology ⓘ plant perception ⓘ plant senses ⓘ plant-environment interaction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bridging scientific research and public understanding of plant biology
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popularizing the idea of plant senses ⓘ |
| publisher | Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
plant communication
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plant genetics ⓘ plant memory analogy ⓘ plant physiology ⓘ plant responses to stimuli ⓘ plant sight analogy ⓘ plant smell analogy ⓘ plant touch analogy ⓘ sensory biology ⓘ |
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