Life in the Natural World: Investigating Life’s Diversity
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Description
In this collection of laboratory investigations we have chosen to follow Darwin’s lead by highlighting some of the many forms of life’s biological diversity and complexity – and there are many! Biological evolution, after all, is an extremely creative process. You’ll be examining diversity and complexity from the level of DNA, to that of species, and finally to how species are assembled into communities and how these communities are studied. You’ll also be looking at some of the important mechanisms and natural systems that underlie, maintain, and change biological diversity. It is not much of an exaggeration to say that life as we know it, in all its myriad and beautiful forms, is about variation and interaction. These labs are designed to be stand-alone activities that are primarily self-directed. You will find that your instructor will “teach” much less than you may be used to. Think of your instructor as a facilitator or as a resource for learning – the real learning is up to you. Said differently, the degree of learning you accomplish while conducting these investigations is almost entirely dependent on the effort you put into them, inside and outside the laboratory.
Document Type
Book
ISBN
9781524921118
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
Kendall Hunt Publishing
City
Dubuque, IA
Department
Department of Biology
Language
en
Recommended Citation
O'Kane, Steve and Cline-Brown, Kimberly, "Life in the Natural World: Investigating Life’s Diversity" (2017). Faculty Book Gallery. 663.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facbook/663
Comments
Fourth edition