55. What makes an animal different from all other life?

Update: 2023-03-10

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What makes animals different from all other organisms? I discuss the evolutionary origins and unique features of animals along with a few other fun facts. And find out why I don't think sponges are animals.

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73. The Modern Synthesis of Evolution

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72. Sex, Sexual Reproduction, and Sexual Selection

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71. Mechanisms of Evolution II: genetic drift, recombination, mutations

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70. Mechanisms of Evolution I: Natural selection

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69. What is a species?

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68. Cellular respiration

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67. Energy, Membranes, Transport, and Metabolism

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66. Cells are the Basic Unit of Life

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65. The Chemistry of Life

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64. The Ingredients of Life

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63. The Gray Areas of Life: Misconceptions and Discoveries

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62. Themes in Science: From Emergent Properties to Evolution

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61. A Biologists Looks at 50: Reflections from 30 years of doing science

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60. The Fermi paradox, aliens, biology, evolution

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59. Why we should colonize the solar system

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58. The Silurian Hypothesis, evolution, civilizations, aliens, and the legacy of humanity.

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