eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Revision Notes on Rocks
Covers the three main types of rocks, different weathering processes, erosion, and the rock cycle.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain: Cellular Metabolism & Fermentation
This online biology book offers a comprehensive overview of cellular metabolism and fermentation. Content includes a look at glycolysis, anaerobic pathways, and aerobic respiration.
University of California
Regents of the University of California: Amphibia Web
AmphibiaWeb, a site inspired by global amphibian declines, is an online system that allows free access to information on amphibian biology and conservation. This site is filled with amphibian facts, a glossary of terms, species numbers,...
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Plant Transpiration & Translocation
This is a good explanation of plant water balance issues and carbon fixing cycles. Transpiration processes are explained well with links to additional information.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Nitrogen
Information about the element, Nitrogen, atomic number 14. Covers common chemical transformations, its physical properties, atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and details about health-related regulations. Also discusses...
Other
Horseshoe Crabs and Connection to Shorebirds
A description of the link between the horseshoe crab life cycle and shorebird migrations. Worth checking out for information on both kinds of organism.
University of Massachusetts
University of Mass.: Freshwater Mussel Reproduction
This site, which is provided for by the University of Massachusets, gives a very good example of a typical bivalve reproductive cycle.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pyruvate Oxidation
How pyruvate from glycolysis is converted to acetyl CoA so it can enter the citric acid cycle. Pyruvate is modified by removal of a carboxyl group followed by oxidation, and then attached to Coenzyme A.
University of Massachusetts
Beavers in Massachusetts
Physical characteristics, distribution, food, life cycle, and dam and lodge building are the topics featured in this effective beaver site.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Prokaryote Interactions & Ecology
Learn about cooperation and "multicellularity" in prokaryotes including mutualisms, commensalisms, parasitisms. Also find out the role of prokaryotes in the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
University of Arizona
U of a Biology Project: Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial
Poses and answers the question, "What is (and is not) mitosis?" An overview with images of the phases of mitosis, plus a mitosis animation.
PBS
Pbs: Plum Landing
Invite students to visit ecosystems around the world with this collection. This collection includes activities for the classroom, after school, and families. Also included is games.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Biology Events
This resource describes some of the research being done by biologists and things they are discovering, the kinds of topics that might be found in science current events.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Life Cycle of Angiosperms
Describes the characteristics of angiosperms, or flowering plants, the parts of the flower involved in reproduction, pollination, fertilization, and the production of fruit and seeds.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Life Cycle of a Bean Plant
The lowly bean plant is a favorite subject for the study plant growth with younger students. This resource explains how to take care of a bean plant and the different stages of development it goes through.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Photosynthesis Carbon Fixation
This site provides a review ofoverall reaction of photosynthesis and outlines chemical reactions leading to the synthesis of carbohydrates.
Other
Biology of the Goat: Internal Parasites
Goat parasites direct life cycles, indirect life cycles, and survival mechanisms are explained in this competent site.
Other
Biology of the Goat: External Parasites Lice
This effective site discusses biting lice, sucking lice, their life cycle, and treatment.
Other
Biology of the Goat: External Parasites Mites
This competent site discusses the three different types of mites that goats can host. A life cycle of mites is described as well.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Facts About Daphnia (Water Fleas)
Describes the physical characteristics of Daphnia, their importance as a food source for freshwater fish, their diet, life cycle, and methods of reproduction. Offers tips for how to start and maintain a colony of Daphnia that can be used...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Temporal Isolation: Definition and Examples
Discusses how unique species evolve when temporal barriers prevent population interbreeding. This happens when two closely related species have different cycles of reproductive maturation and the times when they are fertile do no align....
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: What Is Transpiration
Transpiration is an important plant process that releases water into the air through the stomata in leaves. This resource describes the process, the role the stomata play, factors that have an impact on transpiration, and why it is so...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Zander vs. Walleye Fish
Zander and walleye fish are closely related sport fish that belong to the same genus and they may look similar but don't taste the same when eaten. This resource provides facts about them, their diet, life cycle, fishing for them, and...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Information on Sea Lice
Read about sea lice, a marine parasitic organism that is especially harmful to salmon. Describes its life cycle and issues related to farmed salmon. Also discusses what happens to a human who is bitten and how people can protect...