Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Evolutionary Biology
Through informational text, interactive activities, animations, and video clips, students investigate evolutionary biology.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Evolutionary Biology: Taxonomy: Nomenclature
An explanation of how living organisms are named and the importance of naming them accurately.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Evolutionary Biology: Origins of Life: Early Ideas
An explanation of how life came into existence from early beliefs, such as panspermia, to more recent ideas like abiogenesis.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Evolution in Action
Scientific article discussing the evolutionary processes involved when an insect species splits into two other distinct species. (Published: February 28, 2011)
Talk Origins Archive
Talk.origins: Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
An article giving a brief introduction to evolutionary biology. The article addresses misconceptions as well as the basics of the theory of evolution.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Molecular Biology/primate Phylogeny
This lesson plan involves comparison of amino acids to create a phylogenetic tree of primates. Students will also use other species information to draw conclusions about evolutionary relationships.
Other
The Rise of Evolutionary Biology: Biology Before Darwin
These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompanies a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. Here he discusses theories for species change that were before Darwin published "On the Origin of Species."
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab
Students explore the evolution of the anole lizard in this virtual lab. Students will collect and analyze data during the virtual lab that focuses on evolutionary biology and includes adaptation, convergent evolution, phylogenetic...
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Evolution: History of Life: The Cambrian Explosion
Learn about the Earth's evolutionary history during the Cambrian period. [3:25]
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Cell Biology
An interactive module where students take a closer look at cells and relate their structure to function. They also discover how cell organelles work in systems to maintain important biological processes and how cells communicate.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Evolution
Through informational text, online lab activities, virtual simulations, and video clips, students study the concepts of biological evolution.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Theodosius Dobzhansky
Read a short biography about Theodosius Dobzhansky, a central figure in the field of evolutionary biology for his work in shaping the unifying modern evolutionary synthesis.
Other
The Rise of Evolutionary Biology: Darwin's Ideas
These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompany a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. This section is about Darwin, his travels, and his observations that led to "On The Origins Of Species."
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Principles of Biology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers four unifying principles of biology: cell theory, gene theory, homeostasis, and evolutionary theory.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Biogeography
Discusses how biogeography relates to evolutionary changes. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Pleistocene
Article describing the Pleistocene Epoch, which lasted from 1.8 million to about 10,000 years ago. It discusses species that lived then (e.g., the mammoth), and the climate changes that took place at that time. (Published: May 8, 2010)
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Organism
Article explaining what organisms are, their cellular foundation, and how they get their energy and nutrition. (Published: May 26, 2010)
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Symbiosis
Article describes the different types of symbiosis, some of which are of mutual benefit, and others not. It also explains the differences between endosymbiosis and exosymbiosis, where one organism lives either inside or else upon the...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Mammal
Article explaining the basic characteristics of mammals, their diet, reproduction, behavior, conservation concerns, taxonomy, and their evolution. (Published: September 23, 2010)
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Epigenetics: The Science of Change
Article discusses the science of epigenetics, where gene activity can be changed by factors other than genetic code, for example, by environmental pollutants. (Published: August 22, 2011)
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Extremophile
Article describing some of the extreme environments where extremophile organisms can live, and giving examples from bacteria, archaea, flora, and fauna. (Published: November 26, 2010)
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Darwin, Charles
A biography of Charles Darwin.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Amphibian Ecology and Evolution
Information about amphibians, animals that can survive in a wide variety of habitats and cli-ates. The article discusses their behavior, diet, predators, conservation status, and evolution. (Published: August 29, 2008)
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Amino Acid
A discussion of the structure and types of amino acids, and of how they combine to form proteins. (Published: October 16, 2010)