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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Intro to Biology: What Is Life?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores exactly what is considered alive but reviewing over the characteristics of life.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: The Study of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module where students analyze the relationships between the structures and functions of cells, tissues, organs to carry out all of the requisite characteristics of life. They also describe the scope of biological study and...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Biological Foundations/scientific Method Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over biology concepts and the scientific method, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Kingdoms of Life

For Students 2nd - 7th
A playful interactive introducing biology's five animal kingdoms. Watch the video, take a quiz, and review vocabulary.
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Intertidal Zone: Aquatic Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the flora and fauna of the intertidal aquatic zone and the characteristics that describe this aquatic biome through reading and watching video clips. [6:42]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of insects.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Characteristics of Life

For Students 10th - 12th
Covers seven characteristics shared by all living organisms.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Characteristics of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the characteristics of life.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Characteristics of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the characteristics of life. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Basics of Biology Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a biology unit.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Characteristics of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the characteristics of life.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Characteristics of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Lists and describes the characteristics of life.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Characteristics of Life

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How do you define a living thing? What do mushrooms, daisies, cats, and bacteria have in common? All of these are living things, or organisms. It might seem hard to...
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Other

New Mexico Tech: The 7 Characteristics of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the seven characteristics that define what life is for biological purposes.
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City University of New York

Brooklyn College: Exploring Life @ Bi Odot Edu: Signs of Life: Complexity

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice introduction to the idea that living things are highly organized at several different levels. Great as an introduction to biological complexity.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Introduction to Biology: Self Check Quiz

For Students 7th - 9th
A five question multiple-choice quiz over general biology concepts. After answers are submitted, students have the opportunity to review the missed questions.
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Morning Earth

Life Lives in Circles: Introduction Life Materials Cycle and Re Cycle

For Students 5th - 9th
Scholars explore the Biology concept of life cycles. The tutorial consists of definitions, examples, and pictures. Topics include the great circle dance and life-materials.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Diversity

For Students 9th - 10th
An online course with interactive activities and learning exercises give students the opportunity to look at the tree of life and to determine how and why scientists believe each domain, species, and everything in between have such...
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Tree of Life Project

The Tree of Life Web Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tree of Life Web Project contains information on living organisms including their history and characteristics. Over 3,000 web pages are linked together uniting all living things.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Biology of Awareness

For Students 9th - 10th
An article discussing how organisms responds to their environment which is one of the characteristics of life. Learn how every organisms has awareness from the single-celled to humans.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Domains of Life

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Humans are in the same domain as trees and algae. What could they possibly have in common? It is the location of their DNA inside their cells. Their cells all have a...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 7.1 Plant Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
A textbook tutorial over biological characteristics of plants.
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Other

Alameda County Mosquito Abatement: Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion on the general characteristics of the mosquito, its feeding habits, flight habits and life cyle.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Marine Biology Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the unique characteristics of the oceans and the many organisms that live in a marine ecosystem.