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Biology 2e
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Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand—and apply—key concepts. The 2nd edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Art and illustrations have been substantially improved, and the textbook features additional assessments and related resources.

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Biology
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
Rice University
Provider Set:
OpenStax College
Date Added:
03/07/2018
Biology 2e, Biological Diversity, Introduction to Animal Diversity, The Evolutionary History of the Animal Kingdom
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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:

Describe the features that characterized the earliest animals and approximately when they appeared on earth
Explain the significance of the Cambrian period for animal evolution and the changes in animal diversity that took place during that time
Describe some of the unresolved questions surrounding the Cambrian explosion
Discuss the implications of mass animal extinctions that have occurred in evolutionary history

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Module
Date Added:
09/20/2018
Biology 2e, Ecology, Conservation Biology and Biodiversity, The Biodiversity Crisis
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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:

Define biodiversity in terms of species diversity and abundance
Describe biodiversity as the equilibrium of naturally fluctuating rates of extinction and speciation
Identify historical causes of high extinction rates in Earth’s history

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Module
Date Added:
09/20/2018
HHMI: BioInteractive: Mesozoic Film with Quiz
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This video focuses on what causes the extinction of the dinosaurs. Learn about Luis Alvarez's research that led to the discovery that an asteroid caused the mass extinction. Video includes embedded quizzes that check from students' understanding of the concepts explored in the video. [33:43]

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Audio/Video
Provider:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Date Added:
07/01/2022
How Fossils Explain the Rise of Dinosaurs
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Find out how this paleontologist believes dinosaurs rose to higher grounds following a mass extinction hundreds of thousands of years ago. [36:38]

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Science
Material Type:
Audio/Video
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Date Added:
07/01/2022
Mass Extinction
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Presentation of an emerging theory that explains the mass extinction of life that occurred at the end of the Permian period. [4:51]

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Audio/Video
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Date Added:
12/01/2022
Mass Extinction - Solving the Dinosaur Mystery
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Dinosaurs were not the only life to go extinct and leave a trail to their history. This webcast presents a paleobotanist who has studied extinction at a site in North Dakota. He discusses mass extinction. [29:16]

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Science
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Audio/Video
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Date Added:
07/01/2022