Biology Course 2: Evolution (~10h)

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Introduction to Biology Review: Central Themes and Living Staircase 2 Topics

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Five Themes of Biology (review)

Living Staircase (review)

Evolution Overview 5 Topics

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Evolution Overview

Microevolution and Macroevolution

Classification of Organisms

Classification and Relatedness

Why are there differences?

Examples of Evolution in Different Species 7 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Human Evolution

Tibetan adaptation to high altitude example

Sickle Cell Anemia

Peppered Moths

Darwin’s Finches

Butterflies in Tibet

Altruism and Evolution

Evolution Quiz

Evolution Demos 3 Topics

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Population change demo and graph

Evolution Demo

Variation in population – graphing height

Evidence for Evolution 4 Topics

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Evidence for evolution: Fossil record

Evidence for evolution: Vestigial structures

Evidence for evolution: Similar bone structures & environmental differences

Evidence for evolution: Selective breeding (artificial selection)

Mechanisms of Evolution 5 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Definition of Evolution and Mechanisms of Evolution

Adaptation & Natural Selection

Natural Selection: Darwin’s 4 postulates

Migration and Drift

Sexual Selection

Mechanisms of Evolution Quiz

Mendel and Inheritance 6 Topics | 2 Quizzes

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Origin of Traits and Mendel

Inherited vs. not inherited traits

Mendel introduction

Genetics vocab: Phenotype, Genotype, Dominant, and Recessive

Punnett Square

Quiz: Results of crosses

Mendelian inheritance in humans

Mendel and Inheritance Quiz

Genes, Genome, and Central Dogma 12 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Intro to DNA

Genes

Genes and Genome

Chromosomes

DNA Replication and Cell Division

DNA and Mutations

Gene Mutation

Mutations

Alleles

Central Dogma

Intro to translation

Protein similarities in different species

Genes, Genome, and Central Dogma Quiz

Relatedness, Ancestry, and Phylogenetic Trees 4 Topics

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Relatedness and Ancestry (common ancestor)

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic trees introduction

Phylogenetic trees

Origin of Life 2 Topics

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Origin of life

How did we go from no life to life?

Synthesis and Review 2 Topics

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Synthesis of Darwin and Mendel theories

Connection to Themes of Biology & Living Staircase

Final Quiz