How did life emerge on Earth? How have life and Earth co-evolved through geological time? Is life elsewhere in the universe? Take a look through the 4-billion-year history of life on Earth through the lens of the modern Tree of Life!
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Emergence of Life
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbout this Course
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Orientation
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 8 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
Week 1 - Geological Time and the Nature of Science
3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 71 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
10 hours to complete
Week 2 - The Tree of Life and Early Earth Environments
10 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 75 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Week 3 - Fossilization and Precambrian Life-Earth Interaction
3 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 62 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
7 hours to complete
Week 4 - Paleozoic Life After the Advent of Skeletons
7 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 96 min), 2 readings, 4 quizzes
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- 2 stars4.16%
- 1 star8.33%
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by CGMar 15, 2019
Enjoyed every minute of the course and learned so much at the same time!
by FGFeb 12, 2021
Learned a lot as an auditor; the teachers were excellent : professional and charismatic .
by ABMay 19, 2020
Really fascinating videos and engaging lecturers. I learned a lot!
by MMJul 11, 2020
Fantastic course. Its worth of spending your time on this course..
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