BIO-1000

Textbook

Your course textbook can be accessed via the Redshelf link in the Getting Started module.

Phelan, Jay (2021). What is Life? A Guide to Biology (5th ed). New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Co.

Assigned Readings

• Chapter 15 - Microbe Diversification, 1-16
• Chapter 16 - Population Ecology, 1-15
• Chapter 17 - Ecosystems and Communities, 1-17
• Chapter 18 - Conservation and Biodiversity, 1-14

Videos

• Difference between Bacteria and Archaea. (n.d.). Www.youtube.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73c1RIqi0uw 
• Viruses (Updated). (n.d.). Www.youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FqlTslU22s&t=1s 
• Bozeman Science. (2015). Energy Flow in Ecosystems. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnAKICtJIA4 
• The Royal Society. (2021). Why is biodiversity important - with Sir David Attenborough | The Royal Society. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlWNuzrqe7U 

Chapter 16.1 Population Ecology 

• Video Player. (n.d.). Savi-Cdn.macmillanlearning.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023, from https://savi-cdn.macmillanlearning.com/brightcove/index.html?videoId=6216398177001 

Chapter 16.2 Population Growth 

• Video Player. (n.d.). Savi-Cdn.macmillanlearning.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023, from https://savi-cdn.macmillanlearning.com/brightcove/index.html?videoId=6216396044001 

Chapter 16.3 Factors Limiting Exponential Growth  

• Video Player. (n.d.). Savi-Cdn.macmillanlearning.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023, from https://savi-cdn.macmillanlearning.com/brightcove/index.html?videoId=6216401252001