Concepts of Biology III — Evolution and Diversity

The third non-majors course adapted from Fowler, Roush, and Wise’s Concepts of Biology, explaining population change, speciation, phylogenetic evidence, and major transitions across microbial, plant, and animal diversity.

3 sections · 10 lessons

Course outline

Population Change

  1. Natural Selection Changes Populations
  2. Drift, Gene Flow, and Mutation
  3. Species Branch, Not Climb

Trees and Classifications

  1. Read Trees by Branching Order
  2. Classification Follows Evidence

Major Transitions

  1. Microbes Reshape the Tree
  2. Fungi Absorb and Partner
  3. Plants Move Onto Land
  4. Animal Body Plans Constrain Form
  5. Vertebrates Share Modified Structures

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