Plant Cell Biology from Astronomy to Zoology gives students the foundation they need to develop an understanding of “what is life?” and an understanding of the organelles and the physico-chemical processes that take place within and between the organelles in a cell that make life possible. Plant cell Biology presents the great moments of discovery in cell biology so that the student will be ready to join a centuries long collaboration with the cell biologists mentioned in this book and be prepared to make new discoveries that will further our understanding of the cell and the cellular basis of life.

By focusing on the physical basis of life, this textbook uniquely stresses the basic similarities between all living eukaryotic cells (animal, fungal and plant) while emphasizing the biology of plant cells.  Research based on animal, fungal and plant cells is used to illustrate the process that makes life possible.