TED-Ed
How We Think Complex Cells Evolved
Being able to absorb the abilities of other life forms may seem like something taken from a superhero movie, but sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. Join the narrator as he takes viewers back billions of...
Curated OER
Cellular Organelles
Paul Andersen conveys the complexity of the cell and its organelles, explaining the function of each in detail. Hear how all the parts work together to help a eukaryotic cell operate. Use this video in a high school biology class for an...
Curated OER
Cell Biology
Look here for a narrative approach to cells origins and discovery by microscopes. Though it is a slightly older clip, it contains some lovely footage of cells up close. Begin with prokaryotes and move onto eukaryotes and the differences...
Curated OER
All You Need to Know About Photosynthesis
What chemical reaction occurs in the leaves to produce energy for the plant? View a collection of slides that explain photosynthesis with this biology class podcast. The video clarity is insufficient, and therefore the only use of this...
Curated OER
Photosynthesis Presentation
This collection of animated slides offers an explanation of the photosynthesis process. It must be homemade as the sounds of dishes clanging, a television commercial, and computer mouse clicks are heard in the background. You will need...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Parts of a Cell
A detailed description of the anatomy of a cell. [21:03]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Overview of Animal and Plant Cells
Video lesson provides an overview of animal and plant cells while covering cell walls, vacuoles, chloroplasts, peroxisomes, lysosomes, mitochondria, etc. [8:41]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Photosynthesis: Light Reactions 1
The light-dependent reactions that occur during photosynthesis. [20:16]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chloroplast
An illustrated tutorial describing the structure and function of the chloroplast organelle in a plant cell. [0:37]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cells: Overview of Animal and Plant Cells
Overview of animal and plant cells. Topics include cell walls, vacuoles, chloroplasts, peroxisomes, lysosomes, mitochondria, etc. [8:41]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cells: Organelles in Eukaryotic Cells
Overview of the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi bodies, vacuoles, mitochondria, chloroplasts and lysosomes. [9:38]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Role of Plants in the Food Chain: Lesson 1
This lesson explains the role plants play in the conversion of inorganic materials into organic material to support living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "The Role of Plants in the Food Chain."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chloroplast: Lesson 1
This lesson will discuss the structure and function of the chloroplast. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Chloroplast."