Organismal Biology
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Organismal Biology
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  • About Organismal Biology
  • Biodiversity
    • Phylogenetic Trees and Geologic Time
    • Prokaryotes: Bacteria, Archaea, and Early Life on Earth
    • Eukaryotes and their Origins
    • Land Plants
    • Fungi
    • Animals: Invertebrates
    • Animals: Vertebrates
    • Climate Change over Geologic Time
    • Mass Extinctions and the Tree of Life over Geologic Time
  • Growth & Reproduction
    • Multicellularity, Development, and Reproduction
    • Animal Reproductive Strategies
    • Animal Reproductive Structures and Functions
    • Animal Development I: Fertilization & Cleavage
    • Animal Development II: Gastrulation & Organogenesis
    • Plant Reproduction
    • Plant Development I: Tissue differentiation and function
    • Plant Development II: Primary and Secondary Growth
  • Chemical & Electrical Signals
    • Principles of Chemical Signaling and Communication by Microbes
    • Animal Hormones
    • Plant Hormones and Sensory Systems
    • Neurons
    • Nervous Systems
    • Animal Sensory Systems
    • Motor proteins and muscles
    • Motor units and skeletal systems
  • Nutrition & Transport
    • Nutritional Needs and Principles of Nutrient Transport
    • Nutrient Acquisition by Plants
    • Water Transport in Plants: Xylem
    • Sugar Transport in Plants: Phloem
    • Nutrient Acquisition by Animals
    • Animal Gas Exchange and Transport
    • Animal Circulatory Systems
    • The Mammalian Cardiac Cycle
  • Materials Balance & Homeostasis
    • Ion and Water Regulation and Nitrogenous Wastes in Animals
    • The Mammalian Kidney: How Nephrons Perform Osmoregulation
    • Plant and Animal Responses to the Environment

Nutrition & Transport

Topics in this module include:

Nutritional needs and adaptations

Acquisition of nutrients in plants

Plant transport I: xylem

Plant transport II: phloem

Acquisition of nutrients in animals

Animal gas exchange and transport

Animal circulatory systems

Mammalian cardiac cycle

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