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The Origin and Diversity of Life: Study Notes for General Biology II

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Origin of Life

  • Guided course
    Origin of Life Example 1
    03:23
  • Guided course
    Events that Lead to the Formation of Cells
    06:38

The Fossil Record

  • Guided course
    Biases in the Fossil Record
    03:17
  • Guided course
    Fossils
    03:54
  • Guided course
    The Fossil Record Example 1
    02:59

History of Life on Earth

  • Guided course
    History of Life on Earth Example 1
    04:53
  • Guided course
    Geologic Record
    07:18

Evolution of Protists

  • Secondary Endosymbiosis Led to Several Eukaryotic Lineages
    02:37
  • Evolution of Protists Example 1
    01:43
  • Primary Endosymbiosis Gave Rise to Eukaryotes
    01:37

Introduction to Phylogeny

  • Guided course
    Binomial Nomenclature
    02:32
  • Guided course
    Systematics
    06:57
  • Guided course
    Introduction to Phylogeny Example 1
    01:31

Phylogeny

  • Guided course
    Phylogeny Example 3
    04:12
  • Guided course
    Parts of a Phylogenetic Tree
    05:16
  • Guided course
    Phylogeny Example 1
    06:11

Building Phylogenetic Trees

  • Guided course
    Shared Derived Characters
    05:42
  • Guided course
    Parsimony
    06:46
  • Guided course
    Building Phylogenetic Trees Example 1
    04:35

Endosymbiotic Theory

  • Endosymbiotic Theory
    06:58

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

  • Recap: Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells
    04:26
  • Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
    05:54
  • Features of Bacterial Cells
    03:54

Introduction to Taxonomy

  • Introduction to Taxonomy Example 2
    01:37
  • Categorizing Life Based on Energy Acquisition
    05:48
  • Introduction to Taxonomy
    02:23