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Bio Topics: To Show the Effects of Temperature on Fermentation by Yeast
In this classroom lab experiment, students measure the effects of temperature on yeast growth and reproduction.
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Bio Topics: To Monitor the Progress of Fermentation of Different Sugars by Yeast
In this classroom lab experiment students measure progress of sugar fermentation by yeast using a hydrometer.
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Bio Topics: Demonstrate the Effect of Temperature on Fermentation by Yeast
Using grape juice as the yeast's food, this lab experiment allows students to test the effect of temperature on yeast fermentation.
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Bio Topics: The Effect of Light Intensity on the Rate of Photosynthesis
Testing different amounts of light intensity, students conduct a photosynthesis experiment with the pond plant, elodea.
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Bio Topics: Competition
Find out about what types of resources different species will compete to obtain. Answer competition questions by mousing over different pictures of animal and plants.
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Bio Topics: Food Chains and Webs
Trace the energy transfer through food chains and food webs. Check your understanding by hovering your mouse over questions to reveal the answers.
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Bio Topics: Measuring Population Sizes
Read and understand the concept of ecological population counts and sizes. Hover the mouse over questions to reveal the answers as you sharpen your skills.
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Bio Topics: Ecological Pyramids
A colorful tutorial about ecological pyramids. Read the information, and then check your understanding with some questions and answers about the topic.
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Bio Topics: The Two Methods of Reproduction
This brief tutorial illustrates the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction in organisms. Check your understanding with the mouse-over review questions.
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Bio Topics: Bacterial Reproduction
This website provides information about bacterial reproduction and binary fission.
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Bio Topics: Photosynthesis
This site details the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process of the production of oxygen by plants and carbon dioxide by animals, both of which are needed for respiration purposes.
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Bio Topics: The Human Respiratory System
Print this resource off as a worksheet or use it as a teaching tool. The site provides viewers with the ins and outs of the human respiratory system. Label diagrams, list the order of the route of air, note the mechanism of breathing,...
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Bio Topics: Is Your Diet Healthy?
A nutrition calculator exploring student's dietary choices by finding their total intake of calories, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, sugars, sodium, and fiber throughout the day.
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Bio Topics: Cycles in the Ecosystem
A worksheet and notes covering cycles in the ecosystem, including the carbon and the nitrogen cycles.
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Bio Topics: Water
An interactive worksheet and notes that look at the water cycle, domestic water supply, sewage disposal, water pollution, and air pollution. Useful for student review of material.
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Bio Topics: Hospital Hygiene and Hca Is
An article discussing the need for hospitals to emphasize hygiene to prevent infections. After the article, there is a list of questions related to the article.
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Bio Topics: Antibiotics
Learn how antibiotics can control bacterial infections with this reference article. Also learn how antibiotics are produced and how they act on bacteria.
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Bio Topics: Diseases Caused by Bacteria
A collection of background information, description of microscopic appearance, and characteristics of pathogenic bacterias.
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Bio Topics: Types of Antibiotics
Want to know about more antibiotics that are used to treat a variety of diseases? This site includes basic information, molecular structure, mode of action, and links to interactive 3D molecule display for common antibiotics.
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Bio Topics: Viral Diseases
A chart of information for various viral diseases. Learn about the causes, symptoms, control, and spread of viruses.
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Bio Topics: Cell Structure
A reference site exploring cell structure. Learn about the structures and functions of the major organelles of the cell. Also included are research questions to better understand the cell.
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Bio Topics: Plant Cell Structure
Learn about the plant cell structure with this reference article. Article explores the extra features found in plant cells and includes diagrams of cell structures.
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Bio Topics: Bacterial Cell Structure
An information page about the structure of the single-celled organism, bacteria. Learn about their major parts and size.