University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Cell Membrane Tutorial
Great overview of cell membranes. The site presents the information as a tutorial with multiple choice questions to guide the learner. Very well designed site on cell membranes.
Macmillan Education
W.h. Freeman Publishing: Active Transport
Moving materials across the cell membrane sometimes requires energy, called active transport. This tutorial covers both primary and secondary active transport with good clear animations.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Cell Transport
Resource provides an explanation of Cell Transport. Includes many practical examples, as well as pictures. Sections include Water and Solute Movement, The Cell Membrane. Cells and Diffusion, Active and Passive Transport, Carrier-assisted...
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Medicine Box Challenge
Students learn about how medicines work in the body, and find out some information about dosing and packaging. The challenge is for student teams must produce a number of boxes to be used as packaging for a new medicine. Then they must...
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Membranes: Diffusion, Permeability, Osmosis, Turgor, Active and Passive Transport and Transport
This cellular biology page presents extensive detail on the chemical nature of the cell membrane. Using the Chime plug-in, students can manipulate and study models of the membrane.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Active Transport
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This tutorial serves as an introduction to active transport and explains how to distinguish active transport from facilitated diffusion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Sodium Potassium Pump
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tutorial explains the function of the sodium-potassium pump. Students will learn the difference between a concentration gradient and an electrochemical gradient.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Exocytosis and Endocytosis
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students will learn the difference between exocytosis and endocytosis and distinguish phagocytosis from pinocytosis. They will also be able to define...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Active Transport
Learn about gradients of molecules that exist across cell membranes, how they can help or hinder transport, and how active transport mechanisms allow molecules to move against their gradients.
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Cell Membrane
Learn here about the structure and function of the cell membrane.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Tubular Reabsorption
Lists specific transport mechanisms occurring in different parts of the nephron, including active transport, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, and passive electrochemical gradients.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Physics: Molecular Transport Phenomena
Learn about diffusion, osmosis, dialysis, and active transport in this college textbook. Section also includes how to calculate the rate of diffusion. Section includes problems and questions for the students to answer to ensure...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Active and Passive Transport: Red Rover Send Particles Over
Students compare and contrast passive and active transport by playing a game to model this phenomenon. Movement through cell membranes is also modeled, as well as the structure and movement typical of the fluid mosaic model of the cell...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Molecular Transport Phenomena: Diffusion, Osmosis, & Related Proc
By the end of this section, you will be able to define diffusion, osmosis, dialysis, and active transport and to calculate diffusion rates.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Homeostasis: Kidneys and Water Balance
A complete, self-paced lesson on homeostasis in the human body, focusing on kidney function. Students work their way through illustrated and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at...
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Transport Across Cell Membranes
This site has information on how facilitated diffusion of ions takes place through proteins, or assemblies of proteins, embedded in the plasma membrane. Includes a helpful diagram.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Transport in Plants
How much do you know about transport in plants? Take this post test to find out.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Transport in and Out of Cells
This resource is an article about the cell membrane, and its role in water and solute movement in and out of the cell.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain College: Active and Passive Transport
Choose the chapter called "Active and Passive Transport" from the table of contents for explanations, comparisons, and examples of active and passive transport. This includes an illustrative diagram.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Cell Transport and Homeostasis
Students will be able to identify two ways that molecules and ions cross the plasma membrane.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Cellular Transport: Self Check Quiz
Answer five multiple-choice quiz questions about the different types of cellular transport.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Active Transport Energy to Transport
Find out about the cell process of active transport, and how it is carried out.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Exocytosis and Endocytosis
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes exocytosis and endocytosis.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Active Transport
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to active transport.