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Over his 50-year career, Montana State University plant pathologist Gary...

In this video, we explore the concept of classification and how it helps us understand the vast diversity of living things on Earth. The video also traces the history of classification from Aristotle's early attempts to modern-day...

Our body is a pretty fantastic feat of engineering. But how does it work? How do all of the different components come together to keep us alive, keep us functioning and achieving our goals? In this video we are going to look at the...

How Cyanobacteria Took Over The World

Upon viewing the Exploring Marine Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that oceans cover about 70% of Earth's surface. List some of the reasons oceans are important to the planet and to living things: -...

This live-action video program is about family. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and...

Upon viewing the Needs of Living Things video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that living things have the following characteristics: they are made up of one or more cells, carry out movement, grow, and develop....

This video explains the concepts of habitat and niche in the context of organisms' living environments. This video is part of the 9-part series, Ecology Fundamentals.

Fossils are the preserved remains of an animal or plant in a rock. Many of the fossils discovered so far are the ancestors of organisms that are alive today. The study of fossils is called paleontology. Much of what we understand about...

When a plant or animal species that once lived stops existing entirely, we say that that species has become extinct. Why do certain species of plants and animals sometimes become extinct? According to the theory of evolution, individuals...

Now that we have covered most of the basics regarding plant structure and function, it's time to start digging into all the different types of plants, how they are classified, and their evolutionary history. It's even more fascinating...

Biological Classification Set: This clip introduces the four kingdoms of, Eukarya: Protista, Plantae, Animalia and Fungi.

In terms of biological classification, organisms are classified, or grouped, with other organisms that they are most closely related to. These small groups are then classified together into larger groups and so on, until we reach the top...

This video provides an introduction to biology, covering the characteristics of living organisms such as composition, metabolism, growth, reproduction, and evolution. The video also discusses the unifying principles of life and how to...

Biological Classification Set: Introduces the concept of Domains in Biological Classification. Examines the difference between the bacteria, eukarya, and archaea.

How We Find Our Microbes

In this video, the concept of the law of superposition is explained, which states that younger rock layers are found on top of older rock layers in sedimentary rocks. Additionally, the video introduces the concept of index fossils, which...

Genetic Expression Set: 7. This clip shows how external factors such as light and temperature can affect gene expression.

Characteristics of various ocean zones, including variations in ocean temperature, salinity, and depth are discussed. The different groups of marine life and adaptations of plants and animals are highlighted. Estuaries and various...

In this video, we are going to look at a food chain and the different roles within that. So we will discover exactly what each of these words mean: food web, food chain, trophic level, producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore,...

This week's journey comes to you unedited and in real-time as we explore a mysterious infection.

Osmosis Set: 1. This clip offers an overview of diffusion and osmosis.

This live-action video program is about the word ecology. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word ecology through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

For thousands of years scientists have named and categorized the vast array of life on Earth. This series of videos highlights the major advances concerning the classification of life, more specifically focusing on current trends in...