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Ecology, Evolution and Diversity. General Biology I. The two hour version. Part 3. The Biosphere. Apollo 8 – Christmas 1968. Biomes. Brazil. Arizona. Elevation and Temperature. Latitude and Temperature. Latitude. Elevation. Albuquerque. Elevation and Temperature. Denver.
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Ecology, Evolution and Diversity General Biology I The two hour version Part 3
The Biosphere Apollo 8 – Christmas 1968
Brazil Arizona
Latitude Elevation
Albuquerque Elevation and Temperature Denver Latitude and Temperature
Mediterranean Chaparral Spain France
African Chaparral Cape Town
South American Chaparral Chile
Tropical Rain Forest Slash and burn
Savanna Kenya
Desert Sonoran Desert, Arizona
Arctic Tundra Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWAR)
Alpine Tundra Mount Rainier, Washington San Juan Wilderness area, Colorado
Kiamichi River, Oklahoma Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
Evolution “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975)
Evolution A natural process…… Any change in the genetic make-up of a population through time
Evolution Some background and history….
Natural History “Let it not suffice to be book-learned, to read what others have written and to take upon trust more falsehood than truth, but let us ourselves examine things as we have opportunity, and converse with Nature as well as with books.” John Ray -- 1691 (1627-1705)