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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- 4 stars16.66%
- 3 stars10.41%
- 2 stars4.16%
- 1 star8.33%
TOP REVIEWS FROM EMERGENCE OF LIFE
by CGMar 15, 2019
Enjoyed every minute of the course and learned so much at the same time!
by SHDec 2, 2022
Excellent course with challenging assignments. I wish the peer-review would be more systematic and timely.
by ABMay 19, 2020
Really fascinating videos and engaging lecturers. I learned a lot!
by RKMar 22, 2019
very well done. i would like to have the quizzes graded without having to pay.
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