BIOL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Protist, Genetic Diversity, Eukaryote
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Lecture 1: the diversity of life (section 1) Lecture outline: diversity of life, the tree of life concept and how it has developed, course goals. Diversity: life cycles: a variety of morphologically different life stages. Diversity: structure and reproduction-composed of filaments; vast hyphal network; prodigious spore production. 1 to 1. 5 million s pecies way more unnamed s pecies. V ertebrates , vas cular plants ,mollus ks ,crus taceans ,protoz oans ,algae, ins ects , S piders , f ungi,b acteria/archaea,v irus es. Ins ects is a very divers e group. Why do s ome groups have a greater % identified. E as ier to s ee and s tudy. Changes as we update or understanding. : 18th century, 3 kingdoms( animals,plants(included fingi,algae,bacteria, minerals, 20th century (improved biochem) improved microscopy, differentiate prokaryotes from eukaryotes. Monday, september ,12,2016: 5 kingdoms ( animals etc) Genetic diversity is fundamentally different from species diversity: the three domains of life.
