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The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates

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Introduction to Biology

  • Unicellular vs. Multicellular
    02:09
  • Introduction to Biology
    02:54
  • Introduction to Biology Channel
    1:28

Life's Organizational Hierarchy

  • Life's Organizational Hierarchy
    09:50
  • Emergent Properties
    04:05
  • Life's Organizational Hierarchy Example 1
    03:05

Introduction to Taxonomy

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

Introduction to Evolution and Natural Selection

  • Introduction to Evolution and Natual Selection Example 1
    03:22
  • Introduction to Evolution and Natual Selection Example 2
    04:28
  • Typological vs. Population Thinking
    03:56

Natural Selection and Evolution

  • Natural Selection Causes Adaptation
    07:48
  • Adaptation Improves Fitness
    02:57
  • Evolution can Occur Via Natural Selection
    04:32

Introduction to Phylogeny

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

Phylogeny

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

Building Phylogenetic Trees

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

Characteristics of Life

  • Characteristics of Life
    09:26
  • Characteristics of Life Example 1
    02:59

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

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

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

  • Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
    03:45
  • Ribosomes
    06:51
  • Map of the Lesson on Eukaryotic Organelles
    02:43

Introduction to Cell Signaling

  • Introduction to Cell Signaling
    05:03
  • 3 Steps of Cell Signaling
    04:37

Introduction to Cell Division

  • Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction
    04:45
  • Introduction to Cell Division
    09:40
  • Importance of Cell Division
    03:19

Introduction to Meiosis

  • Introduction to Meiosis Example 1
    01:43
  • Meiosis I & Meiosis II
    04:49
  • Introduction to Meiosis
    04:33

Introduction to Mendel's Experiments

  • Why Pea Plants?
    01:58
  • Introduction to Mendel's Experiments
    03:50

Genes & Alleles

  • Genes & Alleles Example 1
    02:09
  • Genes & Alleles
    05:02
  • Haploid vs. Diploid Cells
    04:14

Introduction to DNA Replication

  • Unwinding the DNA: Topoisomerase, Helicase & SSBs
    05:10
  • Components of DNA Replication
    04:47
  • Origin of Replication
    03:33

Central Dogma

  • Central Dogma
    05:45

Introduction to Transcription

  • Overview of Transcription
    07:44
  • Introduction to Transcription
    05:51

Introduction to Translation

  • Ribosomal tRNA Binding Sites
    06:16
  • Ribosome Subunits
    08:42
  • Introduction to Translation
    06:12

Mutations

  • Mutations
    02:29
  • Types of Mutations
    08:44

Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression

  • Positive vs Negative Gene Regulation
    02:17
  • Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression
    06:40

Introduction to Prokaryotes

  • Introduction to Archaea
    04:39
  • Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
    05:54
  • Features of Bacterial Cells
    03:54

Introduction to Protists

  • What is a Protist?
    03:23
  • Introduction to Protists Example 1
    02:30
  • Introduction to Protists Example 2
    01:39

Land Plants

  • Land Plants - 4
    06:17
  • Land Plants - 2
    12:57
  • Land Plants - 3
    03:36

Fungi

  • Fungi - 1
    08:59
  • Fungi - 2
    09:57

Overview of Animals

  • Overview of Animals - 2
    06:59
  • Overview of Animals - 5
    04:57
  • Overview of Animals - 3
    12:01

Porifera and Cnidaria

  • Porifera and Cnidaria
    10:20

Lophotrochozoans

  • Lophotrochozoans
    11:32
  • Mollusks and Annelids
    06:13

Ecdysozoans

  • Nematodes
    02:05
  • Crustaceans and Hexapods
    13:55
  • Arthropods and Chelicerata
    08:00

Echinoderms

  • Echinoderms
    03:39

Chordates

  • Chordates
    05:34
  • Bony Fish
    05:21
  • Tetrapods
    05:57

Aminotes

  • Birds and Synapsids
    04:14
  • Marsupials and Placental Mammals
    02:12
  • Mammals and Monotremes
    02:40

Primates and Homonids

  • Homonids
    11:30
  • Primates
    05:26