Tom Richey
Slide Share: Overview of Six Kingdoms
This slideshow provides an overview of the six kingdoms.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Decomposers in the Ocean: Role and Examples
Describes five different types of decomposers that feed on decaying organic matter in the oceans and that are at the bottom of the ocean food chain.
Other
Black Inventor Online Museum: George Washington Carver
BlackInventor.com profiles George Washington Carver, inventor, teacher, and scientist whose discoveries greatly changed American agriculture.
Curated OER
Unesco: Iceland: Surtsey
Surtsey, a volcanic island approximately 32 km from the south coast of Iceland, is a new island formed by volcanic eruptions that took place from 1963 to 1967. It is all the more outstanding for having been protected since its birth,...
Curated OER
Hypholoma Adustum : Cooke Illustration
This comprehensive site describes hyphal growth, rhizopmorphs, fairy rings, and sclerotia. Interesting comments are made about the spread of mycelium and the factors that disrupt its growth.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Frances Jean Mac Innes (B. 1892)
Plant pathologist and mycologist Frances Jean MacInnes (b. 1892) was working at Radcliffe College when this photograph was taken. She had attended the University of Illinois (B.S. in agriculture, 1916), University of Minnesota (M.S.,...
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Marguerite Stagira Wilcox
Botanist Marguerite Stagira Wilcox worked at the Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, from 1921 through the mid-1950s, where her research focused on fungus diseases of small fruit. She served as Secretary of the...
Curated OER
Smut on Smutgrass, Sporobolus Indicus
This BackYard nature webpage provides a brief but detailed paragraph on smut fungi. Includes a photo as well.
Curated OER
Secondary Science Program: The Six Kingdoms
A short overview of the six kingdoms in our scientific classification system: Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria. A good explanation of how organisms are placed in their particular kingdom.
Curated OER
Secondary Science Program: The Six Kingdoms
A short overview of the six kingdoms in our scientific classification system: Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria. A good explanation of how organisms are placed in their particular kingdom.
Curated OER
Secondary Science Program: The Six Kingdoms
A short overview of the six kingdoms in our scientific classification system: Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria. A good explanation of how organisms are placed in their particular kingdom.
Curated OER
Secondary Science Program: The Six Kingdoms
A short overview of the six kingdoms in our scientific classification system: Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria. A good explanation of how organisms are placed in their particular kingdom.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Mold vs. Yeast
Discusses the characteristics of mold and yeast and how they are different in terms of structure, where they are found, method of reproduction, and appearance.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: What Causes Growth of Bread Mold and How to Prevent It?
Explains what bread mold is, what causes it to grow on bread, factors that contribute to its growth, and how to prevent its growth. Includes an experiment for growing mold on bread.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Bread Mold Facts
Explains what bread mold is, what causes it to grow on bread and other surfaces, types of bread molds, health risks, and some benefits.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Black Bread Mold
Explains what black bread mold is, what it grows on, the conditions needed for growth, its method of reproduction, how to grow it, and how to prevent its growth.
University of California
Ucmp: The Biosphere: Life on Earth
Learn about different forms of life that coexist with us on Earth. This Berkeley article provides links to brief write-ups on the three domains of living organisms: Eukaryota, Bacteria, and Archaea.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: About All You Can Eat: Mushroom Mania
Explore facts about mushrooms and their taxonomic designations. Create spore prints to identify mushroom species.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: We're Likin' the Lichen
Lichen is made up of two organisms. Find out what those two are and how being a combination helps them to survive.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Watch Yeast in Action!
Gives a procedure for observing the creation of carbon dioxide by active yeast. Following the procedure, a brief description of how yeast is used in bread is presented.
Other
Mdc: Poisonous Mushrooms
In this informative resource, you will find a description of poisonous mushrooms along with where and when they can be found.
Songs for Teaching
Decomposers
Musically Aligned sings a short song on decomposers. They touch on what organisms are included in that group and their roll in the circle of life.
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