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Biodiversity is an exploration of all living organisms
on planet earth and their relationship to one another. The goal
of this unit is to give a broad overview of this amazing diversity
of life and show how it is all related through the evolutionary
history of life. The two most popular classification schemes are
examined (Three Domain System and Five Kingdom System) and the
merits of each are considered
Lecture
Biodiversity Lecture 1 (print) (audio for lectures 1 & 2, time: 17:25)
Biodiversity Lecture 2 (print)
Biodiversity Lecture 3 (print) (audio 33:53)
Biodiversity Lecture 4 (print) (audio for lectures 4 & 5. time 26:12)
Biodiversity Lecture 5 (print)
Biodiversity Lecture 6 (print) (audio 29:30)
Biodiversity Lecture 7 (print) (audio for lectures 7 & 8, time: 25:19)
Biodiversity Lecture 8 (print)
Homework
Best Species E.O. Wilson
The Encyclopedica of Life on CBS Sunday Morning
Lab
Test Prep
Quiz Hints #1
Quiz Hints #2
Biodiveristy Exam Hints
(How to pronounce phyla names, mp3, 2:41)
Web Resources
The Encyclopedia of Life
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This may become the definitive site on the internet that catalogues all of the 1.8 million species that have so far been identified on earth.
The Encyclopedia of Life (CBS Sunday Morning)
Tree of Life: What is Phylogeny?
What is Systematics?
History of LIfe
From Soup to Cells: The Origin of Life
Astrobiology and the Origins of Life
Deep Time: An Interactive Overview of the History of Life on Earth (Very Cool)
Tree of Life (Image from Science)
Classification of Living Things
Plant Kingdom Lectures (Click on "Lecture Topics" when you get to the site)
Biological Diversity: Animals
Radiation of the First Animals
Classification of Biodiversity
All in the Family (Evolutionary Relatedness of all Living Things)
"What Did T-Rex Taste Like?": An Introduction into How All Life is Related
Assembling the Tree of Life: Harnessing Life's History to Benefit Science and Society (pdf download)
Biological and Behavioral Origins of Humans
Palaeos.com
Early Classics in Biogeography, Distribution, and Diversity Studies
Discover Life- Tree of Life Interactive Website
Plant Classification Web Resources
Plants: USDA
Uracil Produced in NASA Lab
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