CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Prokaryotes Study Guide
Review the structure, function, and diversity of prokaryotic cells.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Does the Liver Do?
There's a factory inside you that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for 24 hours a day. It's your liver: the heaviest organ in your body, which simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. This...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How We See Color
There are three types of color receptors in your eye: red, green and blue. But how do we see the amazing kaleidoscope of other colors that make up our world? The following learning module explains how humans can see everything from...
NBC
Live Science: Your Brain Remembers What You Forget
The brain functions in ways that many researchers often fail to understand. This particular article reveals recent discoveries regarding research conducted on memory. An interactive feature is also posted on this site. Information is...
Curated OER
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.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Peroxisomes Another Enzyme Package
A short, informational article which explains the structure and function of peroxisomes inside a cell.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Brain
Learn about the brain, spinal cord, and brain cells at this thorough yet easy to read site. Simple sentence construction is used to explain the structure and function of this body system. A glossary is just a click away to explain...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Brain
Learn about the brain, spinal cord, and brain cells at this thorough yet easy to read site. Simple sentence construction is used to explain the structure and function of this body system. A glossary is just a click away to explain...
Other
Cytochemistry: Lysosomes and Peroxisomes
This site tells what lysosomes are and what their functions are. Also, the site discusses how the Golgi complex sorts lysosomal enzymes.
Curated OER
Micscape Article: Paramecium
Excellent article on a unicelluar organism, the paramecium. Includes details on its environment, paramecium types, and environmental importance.
Curated OER
Micscape Article: Paramecium
Excellent article on a unicelluar organism, the paramecium. Includes details on its environment, paramecium types, and environmental importance.
Curated OER
Hanover College: Neural Structure Quiz
Excellent site to review what you know. You're given a labeled diagram of a neuron and you must identify the parts. Good Luck!
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Membrane Proteins Bumpy Services
A concise overview of the proteins that give cell membranes the ability to carry out various functions for cells.
Other
Dalhousie University: Antibodies
A very good explanation of what antibodies are and what their functions are. Includes a list of the different types of antibodies.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: An Overview of the Difference Between Nadh and Nadph
NADH and NADPH are enzymes involved in cellular processes. Explains how NADH participates in catabolic reactions where energy is released and NADPH is involved in anabolic reactions where energy is consumed. Their functions and chemical...
York University
York University: How Neurons Talk to Each Other
York University provides a good site on the physiology of nerve transmission. Embedded vocabulary help is available if you need it.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Making Sense of How Life Fits Together
Bobbi Seleski catalogs biology from our body and beyond, tracking how unicellular organisms, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and our biosphere build off of each other and work together....
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Reproduction, the Genome and Gene Expression
This lesson focuses on DNA including it's structure,components,and how it goes together to form genomes. It also provides to links to a video and a test.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Is There a Limit?
In this activity, students examine data about bacteria and their growth. They produce a scatter plot, a best-fit model, and draw conclusions based on the data and graph.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Wolf Pack in a Bottle: Dna Simulation
This lesson plan can be used to illustrate the principle of electrophoresis without the equipment. Paper chromatography can be used to separate dye just like electrophoresis will separate DNA. The lab also covers DNA analysis for an...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Female Reproductive System Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the female reproductive system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Tension in the Muscles
This passage will test your knowledge on the force of tension in muscles using this five-question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Prokaryotes Questions
This is a ten-question quiz pertaining to Prokaryotes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Signal Propagation: The Movement of Signals Between Neurons
This article explains how the nervous system transmits signals along and between neurons.