Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Cell Organization
Description of organelles. Links will take you to a glossary with pictures for many of the definitions. Ends with a quiz linked to answers.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:america's Stone Age Explorers
Discover how mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is inherited, and complete a pedigree chart by determining which individuals might share mtDNA with an unknown ancestor.
Tree of Life Project
The Tree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life is a multi-authored, Internet distributed project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity. The Tree of Life can be used to locate information about a particular group of organisms through their taxonomy.
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.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Chloroplasts and Other Plastids
This site provides detailed information on chloroplasts. Explains the many duties that chloroplasts perform and why they are so important. Good diagrams.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Endosymbiosis the Evolution of Eukaryotes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about the evolution of eukaryotes which is explained by the endosymbiotic theory.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Ribosomes and Mitochondria
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Activity explains the structure and function of ribosomes and mitochondria.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Cellular Respiration
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students are provided with an overview of cellular respiration and mitochondria. They will learn the role of cellular respiration and its three stages, describe the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Resource takes a look at the structure and function of the organelles mitochondria and chloroplasts. It also examines endosymbiosis, where the organelles probably came from.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Cytoplasm and Cellular Organelles
The organelles and cytosol, taken together, comprise a cell's cytoplasm. This interactive site provides information regarding cytoplasm and cellular organelles.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Respiration
Informative text is clearly written and supported by good illustrations and charts as well. A quiz is also provided at the bottom of the site.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Plant Cell: Animal Cell Anatomy
This is a thorough site which contains a glossary of plant/animal cell anatomy terms. Diagrams of both cells are included along with worksheets to label.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Biology: Unit 3: Cell Structure
In this third unit of a Biology course, students learn about cells and cell structure. They compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and learn about the specialized structures in a cell and what their functions are. They will also learn...
Other
University of Cincinnati: Cells and Organelles
An in-depth discussion of the different parts of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells as well as a thorough explanation of organelles within the cell. The text is better suited to high school and middle school. However, there is a picture of...
City University of New York
The World of Cells: Mitochondria
Check this out if you want only the basic information on structure and function of mitochondria. It is accurate, but not too detailed.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Introdution to Cell and Virus Structure
This resource provides a detailed diagram of animal, bacterial and plant cells and viral structure. Also included are detailed drawings, with definitions, of each of the cellular organelles.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Energy Cycle From Plants to Animals
Find out about the essential role energy plays in cell function and in sustaining life. Trace energy transformations as they pass from one living thing to another.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Quiz: Mitochondria
Take this ten-question review quiz over the cell organelle, mitochondria. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Biochemistry: Metabolism Problem Set
Do you understand the fundamental concepts of metabolism? You can find out by going through the quizzes and accompanying tutorials of this resource.
San Diego State University
San Diego State University: Mitochondrion Reconstructed by Electron Tomography
Graphics and movies showing three-dimensional reconstruction of mitochondriom.
University of Arizona
Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, & Viruses
This tutorial compares prokaryotic and eukaryotic cellular organization and contrasts cells with viruses. Includes a practice quiz to test your knowledge.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Mitochondria and Aging
Following extensive research done by Dr. Douglas Wallace of the University of California, Irvine, it has been discovered that mitochondial genes affect the aging process. In an interview with the genetics scientist details are shared...
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Celula 2 Bachillerato
The cell is the structural and functional unit of life. This unit covers the cell from the outside to the inside. It contains 18 interactive activities.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Red Alga
Wikipedia offers detailed information on red alga, including an image and a scientific classification chart.