SCI-2010 v2

Fowler, S., Roush, R., Wise, J. (2013). Evolution and its processes. In Concepts of biology. Open Stax. https://openstax.org/books/concepts-biology/pages/11-introduction
All species have evolved at some point from a different species. Reading this chapter will introduce you to evolution.

Fowler, S., Roush, R., Wise, J. (2013). Diversity of life. In Concepts of biology. Open Stax. https://openstax.org/books/concepts-biology/pages/12-introduction
Read about the diversity of life as you learn the different levels of classification systems.

Fowler, S., Roush, R., Wise, J. (2013). Diversity of microbes, fungi, and protists. In Concepts of biology. Open Stax. https://openstax.org/books/concepts-biology/pages/13-introduction
Read about the diversity of different microbes, as well as their similarities; specifically, fungi and protists.

OER Commons. (n.d.). The biodiversity crisis. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15185/overview
An instructional reading about biodiversity and the crisis throughout the world.

Khan Academy Partners. (2019, April). Population ecology: The Texas mosquito mystery. Crash course ecology [Video]. https://youtu.be/IOuZHx6w-gU
Watching this video will provide a visual overview of the range of species from different viewpoints.

Khan Academy Partners. (2019, April). Taxonomy: Life’s filing system. Crash course biology [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2OIPwDEWFQ
Watching this video will provide a visual of how specific species are classified.

Khan Academy Partners. (2019, April). Natural selection. Crash course biology [Video]. https://youtu.be/bQfZXeksysw
Watching this video will define natural selection and describe its role in ecology.

Khan Academy Partners. (2019, April). Evolution: It’s a thing. Crash course biology [Video]. https://youtu.be/WThFuJ6wFcM
Watching this video will provide an overview of evolution.