Discusses many aspects of taxonomy. Provides a lab activity where students are required to devise a classification scheme for nuts, bolts, and other hardware items.

Review of binomial nomenclature and levels of classification in the plant kingdom. A quiz is available for students along with pictures, charts, and links.

Discusses many aspects of information pertainingto organism classification. Provides links to other areas in biology as well.

College-level instructor's notes describing taxonomy. Explanations and images give a chronological history of the science of classifying organisms.

Explore the classification of living things in this online, college-level textbook. Learn about taxonomy and its history through diagrams and descriptive information.

Explains how bacteria are classified by gram staining for medical purposes, and how they are classified by scientists based on Bergy's Manual of Systematic Classification. Also presents a list of hundreds of bacteria organized into their...

Describes the main phyla in the kingdom Animalia.

Describes the classification, structure, habitat, lifespan, method of reproduction, and diet of Euglena, a unicellular organism.

Cobras.org provides 18 pages of cobra information ranging from cobra anatomy, enemies, and feeding habits, to resources, scientific classifications, and cobra bite first-aid.

A species is defined as a single kind of animal, plant or creature. Examples of different species are given and how the many species that exist relate to biodiversity. Scientific naming conventions are introduced.

Here is a lengthy activity for student to work on while learning about floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Students will enjoy researching these disasters and applying what they have learned to a project.

Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Red Howler Monkey in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Woolly Monkey in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Drill in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Douc Langur in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Gray Langur in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Tarsier in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Slow Loris in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Lesser Bushbaby in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Bamboo Lemur in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Explains the features of animals defined as vertebrates, how they evolved, and their taxonomy. (Published: April 29, 2010)

Article explaining what a gymnosperm is, and its origin in the Carboniferous Period. It covers taxonomy, distribution, and types of gymnosperms and how they reproduce. (Published: March 24, 2010)

Site that deals with the basics of matter. An interactive animation goes through experiments conducted in the 19th Century to help come up with scientific laws. With each section there are questions for comprehension.

First discovered by Charles Walcott in 1909, the Burgess Shale is a UNESCO World Heritage site containing fossils dating back to the Cambrian period, 505 million years ago. This site provides the history of this area and information on...