BIO120H1

U of T

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1. Species' Ranges

3min

1.1.1. Species Distributions3 min

1.1.2. Practice 1

2. Climate & Biomes

50min

2.1.1. Climate Affects Biomes5 min

2.2.1. Biomes and Abiotic Factors5 min

2.2.2. Biomes: Marine7 min

2.2.3. Biomes: Forest6 min

2.2.4. Biomes: Tundra4 min

2.2.5. Biomes: Freshwater7 min

2.2.6. Biomes: Grassland5 min

2.2.7. Biomes: Desert6 min

2.2.8. Example: Biomes5 min

2.2.9. Practice 1

3. Physiological Ecology: Animals

26min

3.I. Intro: Overview of Animals55 sec

3.1.1. Overview of Animal Structure2 min

3.1.2. Animal Reproduction and Development2 min

3.1.3. Cell Structure and Specialization5 min

3.1.4. Practice 1

3.1.5. Practice 2

3.1.6. Practice 3

3.2.1. Overview of Animal Physiology2 min

3.2.2. Practice

3.3.1. Thermoregulation5 min

3.3.2. Practice 1

3.3.3. Practice 2

3.4.1. Osmoregulation5 min

3.4.2. Practice 1

3.4.3. Practice 2

3.5.1. Evolution of Animals6 min

3.5.2. Practice 1

3.5.3. Practice 2

3.Q. Quiz: Overview of Animals7 Qns

4. Physiological Ecology: Plants

26min

4.1.1. Plant Characteristics1 min

4.1.2. Plant Evolution3 min

4.1.3. Plant Tissues4 min

4.1.4. Practice

4.1.5. Practice

4.1.6. Practice

4.1.7. Practice

4.2.1. Water Transport6 min

4.2.2. Practice 1

4.2.3. Practice 2

4.3.1. Plants Move on to Land6 min

4.3.2. Plant Tissue Systems3 min

4.3.3. Plant Organs3 min

4.3.4. Practice

4.3.5. Practice

5. Population Ecology

17min

5.1.1. Introduction2 min

5.1.2. Practice 1

5.1.3. Practice 2

5.1.4. Practice 3

5.2.1. Life Histories6 min

5.2.2. Practice 1

5.2.3. Life Tables4 min

5.2.4. Practice 22 min

5.3.1. Density Dependent Population Growth3 min

5.3.2. Practice 1

5.3.3. Practice 2

5.3.4. Practice 3

5.3.5. Practice 4

5.3.6. Age-Structured Populations

5.3.7. Population Growth Models

5.3.8. Predatory-Prey Equations

5.3.9. Lotka-Volterra Predatory-Prey Equations

5.3.10. Lotka-Volterra Predatory-Prey Equations

6. Species Interactions

25min

6.1.1. Species Interactions5 min

6.1.2. Species Interaction

6.1.3. Practice 1

6.1.4. Practice 2

6.2.1. Survivorship2 min

6.2.2. Practice

6.3.1. What is the "evolutionary arms race"?6 min

6.4.1. Extinction Vortex9 min

6.4.2. Example: Extinction Vortex4 min

6.4.3. Practice 1

7. Community Ecology

9min

7.1.1. Community Ecology4 min

7.1.2. Disturbances5 min

7.1.3. Practice 1

7.1.4. Practice 2

7.1.5. Practice 3

8. Spatial Ecology

7min

8.1.1. Disturbances and Succession7 min

9. Food Webs in Communities

11min

9.1.1. Carbon Cycle3 min

9.1.2. Nitrogen Cycle1 min

9.1.3. Phosphorous Cycle1 min

9.1.4. Practice 1

9.1.5. Practice 2

9.1.6. Practice 3

9.2.1. Food Webs6 min

10. Darwin’s Big Idea

13min

10.1.1. Views on Evolution Before & After Charles Darwin6 min

10.1.2. Practice 1

10.1.3. Practice 2

10.1.4. Practice 3

10.1.5. Darwin Fact Sheet

10.1.6. Example: Darwin vs Lamarck3 min

10.2.1. Example: Darwin's Finches4 min

11. Evidence for Evolution

6min

11.1.1. Descent with Modification6 min

11.1.2. Practice 1

11.1.3. Practice 2

11.1.4. Practice 3

11.1.5. Practice 4

12. Evolutionary Mechanisms

26min

12.1.1. Evolution of Populations5 min

12.1.2. Example2 min

12.1.3. Practice 146 sec

12.1.4. Practice 246 sec

12.1.5. Practice 31 min

12.1.6. Graphing Allele Frequencies Over Time7 min

12.2.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

12.2.2. Practice 1

12.2.3. Practice 2

13. Modern Darwinism

10min

13.1.1. Modern Darwinism3 min

13.1.2. The Modern Synthesis6 min

13.1.3. Practice 1

13.1.4. Practice 2

13.2.1. Evolution Review Sheet

14. DNA Structure & Mutations

1hr

14.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

14.1.2. Practice 12 min

14.1.3. Practice 2

14.2.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

14.2.2. Practice 1

14.2.3. Practice 2

14.2.4. Sources of Mutation: Tautomeric Shifts7 min

14.2.5. Example: Tautomeric Shifts4 min

14.2.6. Sources of Mutation: DNA Slippage5 min

14.2.7. Sources of Mutation: Copy Number Variations3 min

14.2.8. Sources of Mutation: Mobile Elements7 min

14.3.1. Repair of Mutations During Replication [Exonuclease Activity and Mismatch Repair]10 min

14.3.2. Repair of Mutations by Mutagens [Nucleotide Excision Repair]3 min

14.3.3. Practice 12 min

15. Mendelian Genetics

1.2hr

15.1.1. History of Mendelian Genetics4 min

15.1.2. Basics of Probability for Genetics5 min

15.1.3. Example 12 min

15.1.4. Example 22 min

15.1.5. Practice 1

15.2.1. Alleles3 min

15.2.2. Genotype and Phenotype5 min

15.3.1. Incomplete Dominance and Co-Dominance3 min

15.3.2. Example4 min

15.3.3. Practice 1

15.4.1. Mendel's Law of Segregation10 min

15.4.2. Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment6 min

15.4.3. Punnett Square Rules4 min

15.4.4. Example 15 min

15.4.5. Example 29 min

15.4.6. Practice 1

15.4.7. Practice 2

15.4.8. Practice 3

15.4.9. Practice 4

15.4.10. Cheatsheet: Inheritance Terminology

15.5.1. Forked Line Method5 min

15.5.2. Probability Method4 min

15.5.3. Practice 1

15.5.4. Practice 2

16. Modes of Reproduction

19min

16.1.1. Types of Reproduction: An Introduction3 min

16.1.2. Asexual Reproduction2 min

16.1.3. Sexual Reproduction12 min

16.1.4. Example: Advantages & Disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction2 min

16.1.5. Example: Sexual Reproduction

17. Population Genetics

14min

17.1.1. Hardy-Weinberg Principle5 min

17.1.2. Hardy-Weinberg Equation5 min

17.1.3. Example4 min

17.1.4. Practice 1

17.1.5. Practice 2

18. Naming Species

4min

18.1.1. Scientific Nomenclature - Linnaean System4 min

18.1.2. Practice 1

18.1.3. Practice 2

18.1.4. Practice 3

19. Phylogenetic Trees & Macroevolution

13min

19.I. Intro: Classification1 min

19.1.1. Phylogenetic Trees4 min

19.1.2. Phylogenetic Trees and Parsimony4 min

19.1.3. Practice 1

19.1.4. Practice 2

19.1.5. Practice 3

19.1.6. Practice 4

19.2.1. Macroevolution3 min

19.2.2. Practice

19.Q. Quiz: Classification6 Qns

20. Species & Speciation

22min

20.I. Intro: Origin of Species39 sec

20.1.1. Species Concepts9 min

20.1.2. Speciation9 min

20.1.3. Practice 1

20.1.4. Practice 2

20.1.5. Practice 3

20.2.1. Example: Invasive Mussels4 min

20.Q. Quiz: Origin of Species5 Qns

21. Conservation Biology

19min

21.1.1. Conservation9 min

21.1.2. Ecological Restoration5 min

21.1.3. Example: National Park Management5 min

21.1.4. Practice: Types of Species in Conservation

21.1.5. Practice: Keystone Species

21.1.6. Practice: Conservation

Mock Exam

ME.1. Test 2 - Practice Problem Set28 Qns

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