Biology - course 7250 rub. from Sciencely. Smart Moscow, training 7 months, Date: November 29, 2023.

LESSON 1. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION

Let's talk about where all living things came from. Let's get acquainted with the concept of the primordial soup and find out how life originated on Earth. Let's move on to the basic principles of evolution and prepare for the study of biology: we will master the microscope, microscopy colonies of bacteria and do several laboratory tasks from the university microbiology course.

LESSON 2. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Let's find out how photosynthesis arose and why it led to the first mass extinction on Earth. Let's talk about the first plants, their spores and eukaryotic cells. We’ll also isolate chlorophyll and understand the structure of the main producers of oxygen on planet Earth.

LESSON 3. ORGANS AND TISSUE OF PLANTS

Moving along the evolutionary tree, let's get acquainted with aromorphosis, which allowed the first life to spread throughout the planet - as a seed. Let's conduct experiments on plant samples, find out what affects their development and why this is a whole science.

LESSON 4. MUSHROOMS

Mushrooms are not only what we eat. This is a huge kingdom in which both not very noble mold and the well-known porcini mushroom coexist. We will learn about the structure of a eukaryotic cell, we will understand who heterotrophs are and we will understand the symbiosis of fungi and algae.

LESSON 5. SIMPLE ANIMALS

Let's talk about the first animals. Let's study the slipper ciliates and other colonies of protozoa under a microscope, and then consider the smallest multicellular organisms - rotifers. Let's find out what allowed the first animals - protists - to populate the entire Earth.

LESSON 6. ANIMAL ORGANS AND TISSUE

We will learn about how complex organ systems arose in animals. Let's study the structure of mussels and dissect cancer. Let us understand the importance of the emergence of the exoskeleton and caviar.

LESSON 7. VERTEBRATES

We learn about the first vertebrates and understand the structure of fish. After this, we will begin to determine the type of fish based on the structure of its scales. Let's dissect a herring and study the structure of the gill apparatus, and at the same time understand why the internal skeleton has become such a useful evolutionary invention.

LESSON 8. AMPHIBIDES

Let's figure out what the prerequisites were for the first animals to reach land and what evolutionary adaptations allowed them to do this. We will conduct a series of tests with a living amphibian and confirm the theory in practice.

LESSON 9. REPTILES AND BIRDS

It is difficult to develop the entire Earth if they have to reproduce exclusively in bodies of water. Therefore, animals went further along the evolutionary tree and “invented” scales, feathers, wool and many other important changes that made it possible to settle in every corner of the planet. Let's talk about all this and conduct several experiments that clearly explain how the egg works and why warm-bloodedness is needed.

LESSON 10. MAMMALS

Let's study the main features of mammals and understand why representatives of this particular group of animals have the most complex nervous system today. Let's study social behavior by conducting experiments on live rats.

LESSON 11. HUMAN

Based on the knowledge gained, we find out what led to the appearance of man and who his ancestor was. We will dig up the bones of ancient ancestors using archaeological methods, and then study the skulls of Australopithecus, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. Let's compare the findings and find out how the brain developed.

LESSON 12. FINAL QUIZ

We summarize the results of all long-term experiments. We consolidate our knowledge with the help of a quest and receive a diploma for our commitment to science!

CLASSES 13-24. SIGNS OF LIVING CREATURES.

Biology is the science that studies living things. What is life? How is living different from non-living? In each lesson, we will analyze one sign of a living creature and try to answer these questions. View the program of the second module.