At the beginning of the semester, I did not know the scientific name of a single plant. Now I know the scientific name of close to a hundred plants. Though I may not use some of the information I gained, I will definitely value some of it, too. Botany has become more than just plants for me. I can now identify plants based on certain distinguishing characteristics. Plants serve an important role in our ecosystem and environment. The number one food source in the world comes from one family of plants. In addition, plants give us medicines without which many people would die. Not only are plants essential in providing us food and medicine, but many of us wouldn't have a place to live without the lumber from trees used to build our homes.
If you had told me at the beginning of the semester that I would have enjoyed learning the names of a hundred plants or learning about plants in general, I would have laughed. Surprisingly, this class has been a fun class. Though very time consuming, the labs and lab projects helped me to think critically and reason out what plant I could be looking at. I never imagined that I would be doing that for a botany class. It's funny that I constantly catch myself passing a tree or herb that I know the scientific name of and telling it to whoever I am walking with. People look at me crazily, but I know many of the things I learned in this class will stay with me for years to come.
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