31 minutes

CONTENTS: The Domains of Life updates the five kingdoms classification scheme with the latest understanding of life’s organization based on DNA, fossil, and biochemical evidence, reorganizing all life into three great branches: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya. Concise animations and superb microscope footage of primitive cells show events that shaped life as we know it today. (2006)

Topics:

• Self-Replicating Molecules Evolve
• The Archaeans: Earth’s First Inhabitants
• The Rise of Bacteria
• Photosynthesis and Oxygen
• Nucleated Cells Gets Their Start
• The Evolution of Mitochondria
• The Domains of Life
• The Eukaryotic Cell Evolves
• Motor Proteins Get Cells Moving
• Mitosis Assures Genetic Continuity
• Plastids Evolve Through Endosymbiosis
• The Red, Brown, and Green Lines
• The Invention of Sex
• The Origins of Multicellular Organisms

Student Learning Guide:

• Students explore the information and concepts discussed in The Domains of Life program.
• Notes on clarification & extension of concepts
• Vocabulary words hyperlinked to the glossary
• Quizzes for self-study, vocabulary, and concepts
• Password-protected teacher section includes background, overhead templates, assessment tools, and answer keys