BIOVISUAL LAB
Evolution and Diversity of Life Forms
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S9
Evolution and Diversity of Life Forms
Evolutionary mechanisms and diversity across microbes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals.
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A. Evolution of Life and Life Forms
Evolution of Life and Life Forms. Origin of life and early evolution; Evolution of cellular structures, functions and multicellularity; Mechanisms of evolution - Natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow, and mutation; Mechanisms of speciation; Extinction events and their role in shaping biodiversity; Adaptive radiation and convergent evolution; Coevolution and evolutionary arms races; Human evolution
B. Principles & Methods of Taxonomy
Principles & Methods of Taxonomy. Concepts of species and hierarchical taxa, biological nomenclature, classical & quantitative methods of taxonomy of plants, animals and microorganisms
C. Microbial Life
Microbial Life. Bacteria and Archaea: diversity and ecological roles; Viruses: structure, replication, and impact on life; Economically and pathologically important microbes
D. Protists
Protists. Algae; Protozoa; Slime molds and water molds; Ecological roles of protists
E. Fungi
Fungi. Diversity of fungal groups: chytrids, zygomycetes, glomeromycetes, ascomycetes, and basidiomycetes; Important fungal pathogens of plants and humans
F. Plant Life
Plant Life. Evolution and diversity of land plants: bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms; Plant morphology, anatomy, and reproduction
G. Animal Life
Animal Life. Evolutionary relationships and key characteristics of Invertebrates and Vertebrates