BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Cell Explorer: The Animal Cell
Game on the structures and functions of animal cells.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Basic Cell Structure
This site will introduce the basics of the cell. Learn about the essential cell function, chromosomes, and the basic structure.
Other
Eureka Science: Cells: Bacterial Cells
In story form, this site examines the similarities and differences among bacteria, plant cells, and animal cells. Drawings supplement the text for clarity purposes.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Plant Cells
Use this informative essay and these great illustrations to learn how plant cells are different from animal cells.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using a Venn diagram, drag the blue tiles into each part to correctly sort the characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells.
University of North Carolina
Unc Tv: Understanding Tissues and Cells: Form Follows Function
A learning module complete with a video, detailed power point presentation identifying and detailing the functions of tissues and cells, and a quiz to measure understanding of how micro-organs work.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What's in a Cell?
This lesson plan focuses on the function of organelles through technology integration. The students will identify the various organelles by using an electronic game. Then, they will construct a Prezi (online presentation) and present...
Texas A&M University
Peer Curricula: Cells Are Us
Find five instructional units on cells: levels of organization, interacting with the outside world, creating energy for the cell, coding and translating instructions, and making protein "machinery" to do things. Each unit is broken down...
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Quiz: Cell Organelles
Take this ten-question review quiz over cell organelles. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Comparing Plant and Animal Cells Quiz
Take an interactive quiz over plant and animal cells. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
Other
Biology Guide: Molecules, Cells, and Systems
Students learn about molecules, cells, and systems. Some topics investigated in the tutorial are cell types, enzymes, plasma membranes, and the heart.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Diagram of Plant Cell and Functions of Its Organelles
Provides a labeled diagram of a plant cell and descriptions of the characteristics and functions of many of its organelles.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: The Structure and Functions of the Cell Membrane
This resource describes the structure and functions of the cell membrane.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cellular Structure and Function
This lesson plan provides an exploration of the structure and function of the cell in organisms. Students will consider the cell as a common unit of life, mitosis, and cell specialization. Includes links to multimedia resources.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Plasma Membrane and Cytoplasm
Article takes an in-depth look at the structure and function of the plasma membrane and cytoplasm of cells, the phospholipid bilayer, and microvilli.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Cell Signaling
This article examines the basic principles of how cells communicate with one another using different kinds of short- and long-range signaling.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biology Quizzes: Cell Structure and Function
Assess your understanding of cells and their function with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Science Crossword Puzzles Cell Structure [Pdf]
Find out what you know about cell structure by completing this crossword puzzle!
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Structure of Plant Cells
An interactive plant cell that presents labels and definitions of the different cell parts when selected.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cell Cycle Checkpoints
Learn how cells use checkpoints to regulate the cell cycle. This article provides an overview of cell cycle control, outlining the factors that influence a cell's decision to pause or progress at each checkpoint.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through
This interactive feature describes some of the most important structures and functions of the cell membrane.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Biology: Cell Structure and Function: Membrane Transport
Practice exercise on membrane transport. This is new content.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Cell and Its Organelles
Comic book summary of the work of three Nobel laureates credited with devising the means for close inspection of cell organelles. With an accompanying game that tests players' knowledge of the functions of organelles.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells: Lesson 3
This lesson explains the difference between Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells."