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title: "Botanist"
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# Botanist

You study plants, from tiny mosses to giant trees.

Plants feed the whole world and make the air we breathe, and a botanist learns how they grow. Careful, fair tests show you what a plant really needs.

Category: Science & Research
Page: https://lightmysky.com/careers/botanist

## Subjects it draws on

- [Science](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science)
- [Mathematics](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics)

## The topics behind it

- [Common Plants & Trees](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/common-plants-and-trees-mt_j7cer_Nmor): You learn to name the plants and trees you find.
- [Rainforest Plants](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/rainforest-plants-mt_x5ZrQMAZ5v): Rainforest plants are some of the rarest of all.
- [What Living Things Need](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/what-living-things-need-mt_L1469gt34A): You learn what water and light a plant needs.
- [Matter Cycling in Ecosystems](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/matter-cycling-in-ecosystems-mt_0ajzcoKAKw): You see how plants pass nutrients through nature.
- [Fair testing (age 9+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/fair-testing-age-9-mt_5PgQB0QkWi): A fair test tells you which plant grows best and why.
- [Measuring length and height (age 5+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-length-and-height-age-5-mt_KaF0SQvaiu): You measure how tall each plant grows week by week.

## Areas it leans on

- Science: Organisms & Life Processes
- Science: Rainforests
- Science: Ecosystems & Habitats
- Science: Scientific Inquiry
- Mathematics: Measurement