Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Chromosomes and the Cell Cycle
This article illustrates the properties of cell division in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Biology: Unit 3: Cell Structure
In this third unit of a Biology course, students learn about cells and cell structure. They compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and learn about the specialized structures in a cell and what their functions are. They will also learn...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Cell Division: Binary Fission and Mitosis
Short animations, detailed information, and illustrated diagrams help explain the cell cycle and cellular division, focusing on binary fission and mitosis.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Cancer: Mutated Cells Gone Wild!
This tutorial reviews how uncontrolled cell growth caused by mutations in the cell cycle may cause cancer.
PBS
Nova Online: How Cells Divide, Mitosis vs. Meiosis
Slideshow of mitosis and meiosis side-by-side. It is a summation of the two processes and the differences between them are clear.
University of Arizona
U of a Biology Project: Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial
Poses and answers the question, "What is (and is not) mitosis?" An overview with images of the phases of mitosis, plus a mitosis animation.
San Diego State University
Sdsu: Lesson 2.5: How Do Organisms Reproduce? Meiosis
This site will allow students to grasp the complex concept of meiosis by modeling the process with clay.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Meiosis
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How do you make a cell with half the DNA? Meiosis. This activity outlines the phases of meiosis, provides an overview of sexual reproduction, and describe how...
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Respiration
Informative text is clearly written and supported by good illustrations and charts as well. A quiz is also provided at the bottom of the site.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Making Copies of an Hiv Particle
Learners read an article about how the HIV virus replicates itself in a host cell, and the parts of an HIV particle. Includes labeled drawings of an HIV particle and of its replication cycle. The lesson materials and a set of PowerPoint...
Diffen
Diffen: Mitosis and Meiosis
Find out about the basics of mitosis and meiosis with this comparison chart. Then read the article, study the diagrams, and watch the videos to go further into the subject.
Other
E Cycle Best: The Metamorphosis: From Rotary Dials to Smartphones
Learn how a rotary phone transformed into the smartphones we have today in this article.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: C3, C4, and Cam. Regulation of the Activity of Photosynthesis
Compares and contrasts C3, C4, and CAM photosynthetic pathways. Digram of C4 reaction included.
Other
E Cycle Best: Life & Death After Usage
Follow the route of a cell phone from the beginning to the end in this article.
City University of New York
The World of Cells: Viruses
Alive or not, viruses are introduced in an easy to follow essay that explains many basic concepts.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Duck Development
This video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" follows the growth of a duck embryo, from a single fertilized egg cell to a complex, hatching duckling. [2:43]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Cellular Respiration Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on cellular respiration.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: What Is Anaerobic Respiration?
Explains what anaerobic cellular respiration is and how it differs from aerobic respiration. Discusses what this looks like in muscle cells, what the steps are, and the formula for anaerobic respiration.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain: Cellular Metabolism & Fermentation
This online biology book offers a comprehensive overview of cellular metabolism and fermentation. Content includes a look at glycolysis, anaerobic pathways, and aerobic respiration.