Botanist

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Botanists are scientists who study plants, including flowering plants, and plant-like things such as moss and seaweed. Botany is a scientific study of plants along with their growth, structure, and uses. Botany can also refer to the study of the evolution of plant life.

Botanists may specialize in certain areas of botany. Some important areas of study include:

• Plant taxonomy
• Plant ecology
• Chemical biology
  • Photosynthesis, the process that turns carbon dioxide from the air into food using sunlight
  • Apoptosis, what makes a cell "decide" to die. This study area has been important for cancer research.