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The Whale and the Virus: How Scientists Study Evolution
Define biological evolution,
Describe the relative roles of mu...,
Discuss the evolution of cetacean...
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From Natural Philosophy to Darwin: History
Compare and contrast the followin...,
Explain the contributions of jame...,
Explain the contributions of geor...
15
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Week 1 Quiz
Select all that applywhat happens...,
Which of the following statements...,
Select all that applywhy does nat...
9
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What the Rocks Say: Geology & Paleontology
Describe how radioactive elements...,
Define isochron and describe how ...,
Describe how fossils are formed w...
4
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The Tree of Life: Phylogenetic Reconstruction
Describe how evolution can be dep...,
What is a monophyletic group,
What is a paraphyletic group
11
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Week 2 Quiz
Select examples of biomarkers in ...,
Which of the following statements...,
Referring to the graph above whic...
16
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Raw Material: Heritable Variation
Explain the role of mutation as t...,
Explain the roles of genetic reco...,
Explain how environmental factors...
20
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Ways of Change: Drift and Selection
Explain the influence of populati...,
Explain how the concept of natura...,
Describe how gene flow migration ...
17
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Beyond Alleles: Quantitative Genetics
Compare and contrast broad and na...,
Measure narrow sense heritability...,
Use the breeder s equation r
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Week 3 Quiz
Which events that occur in meiosi...,
Which of the following statements...,
How is the hardy weinberg theorem...
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The History in our Genes
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Evolution of Genetic Networks and Development
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Natural Selection: Empirical Studies in the Wild
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Week 4 Quiz
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Sex: Causes and Consequences
Compare and contrast the conseque...,
Explain the twofold cost of sex a...,
Explain how sexual reproduction c...
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After conception: Life history and parental care
Explain life history theory lht a...,
Describe how life history traits ...,
Predict reproductive success usin...
6
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The Origin of Species
Compare and contrast the phylogen...,
Discuss the challenges of applyin...,
Describe the stable ecotype model...
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Macroevolution: The Long Run
Evaluate the effects on total spe...,
Explain what kinds of opportuniti...,
Distinguish between background ex...
6
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Intimate Partnerships: How Species Co-adapt
Explain how coevolution is driven...,
Explain how coevolution is driven...,
Explain how coevolution can promo...
6
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Brains and Behavior
Discuss how evolution affects beh...,
Explain how learning is a heritab...,
Explain the adaptive significance...
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Human Evolution
Describe the difficulties in clas...,
Compare and contrast the anatomy ...,
Explain key hominin characteristi...
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Evolutionary Medicine
Explain how maladaptation and pat...,
Explain the factors causing the e...,
Describe the tradeoffs in the evo...
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