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Hannah Cox
BOTANY
What is Botany?• Botany is the study of plants, also known as plant
science or plant biology. • Today, Botanist study around 400,000 species of
living organisms.• Botany is one of the oldest forms of science because
plants can be used for edible and medicine purposes.• One of the first botanical garden industries was
founded in 1540.• Examples of early botanical works have been found
in ancient texts from India dating back to before 1100 BC
How to become a Botanist• You need to take classes such as biology,
chemistry, plant pathology, horticulture and agronomy. As well as Math and English.
• It’s helpful to complete an internship so you can see what the job is actually like.
• It’s mandatory to complete four years of college, a masters degree takes an additional 2 years and a doctorate requires 5 to 6 years.
How much do Botanist make?
• An average annual year salary of a botanist is $71,310, which means $34.28 an hour and $5,943 per month.
• The top 10 percent earnings of Botanist was $102,300, while the lowest was $38,780.
• To be a Botanist you need to really enjoy being outside and have an appreciation for plants, animals and the outdoors.
• If we didn’t have plants and animals, we would die out.
• “When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money.”
sources• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany• http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-B
otanist• http://www.ehow.com/info_10056614
_much-money-botanist-make.html• http://www1.salary.com/Botanist-Sala
ry.html• http://
www.myfuture.edu.au/The%20Facts/Work%20and%20Employment/Occupations/Details.aspx?anzsco=234515A#WorkConditions
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