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Respiratory System

12th - Higher Ed
Join the Amoeba Sisters for a brief tour through the human respiratory system! This video will discuss why the respiratory system is so important and address major structures such as the pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, and...
Instructional Video6:41
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Sodium Potassium Pump

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the sodium potassium pump (Na+/K+ pump), with the Amoeba Sisters! This video talks about why this pump is needed and provides an overview of this type of active transport. Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:48 Introducing the...
Instructional Video8:36
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Protein Synthesis (Updated)

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the steps of transcription and translation in protein synthesis! This video explains several reasons why proteins are so important before explaining the roles of mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA in the steps of protein synthesis! Expand...
Instructional Video7:30
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How to Read a Codon Chart

12th - Higher Ed
How to Read a Codon Chart
Instructional Video5:02
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Endosymbiotic Theory

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the endosymbiotic theory with the Amoeba Sisters! This theory explains the development of the eukaryote cell from prokaryote cell symbiosis. Scientific theories are also briefly defined. Table of Contents: Intro 00:00 What is a...
Instructional Video9:42
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Nature of Science

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the nature of science with The Amoeba Sisters. This video discusses why there is not just one universal scientific method as well as the importance of credible sources when researching. Vocab in experimental design including...
Instructional Video7:55
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Biomolecules (Updated)

12th - Higher Ed
This video focuses on general functions of biomolecules. The biomolecules: carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, can all can have important functions in the body. However, this video is not giving human dietary guidelines and...
Instructional Video7:39
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Circulatory System and Pathway of Blood Through the Heart

12th - Higher Ed
Join the Amoeba Sisters in their introduction to the circulatory system and follow the pathway of blood as it travels through the heart! This video explains the importance of blood, arteries, and veins, and it also introduces basic heart...
Instructional Video6:48
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Incomplete Dominance, Codominance, Polygenic Traits, and Epistasis!

12th - Higher Ed
Discover more types of non-Mendelian inheritance such as incomplete dominance and codominance with the Amoeba Sisters!
Instructional Video7:13
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Bacteria (Updated)

12th - Higher Ed
Let the Amoeba Sisters introduce you to bacteria! This video explains bacterial structure, reproduction, and how not all bacteria are "bad!" Video also briefly mentions endospores, plasmids, and bacteria transformation. Table of...
Instructional Video9:14
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Antibiotics, Antivirals, and Vaccines

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the basics of how antibiotics, antivirals, and vaccines work to help your immune system in the fight against pathogens! This Amoeba Sisters video also briefly introduces the lines of defense in the immune system and discusses how...
Instructional Video14:43
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Mega Genetics Review

12th - Higher Ed
Ready to review how to do different types of Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Punnett square problems with The Amoeba Sisters? This video reviews one-trait / monohybrid crosses, two-trait / dihybrid crosses, incomplete dominance, codominance,...
Instructional Video6:45
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Multiple Alleles (ABO Blood Types) and Punnett Squares

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to set up and solve a genetic problem involving multiple alleles using ABO blood types as an example!
Instructional Video7:47
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Plant Reproduction in Angiosperms

12th - Higher Ed
Join us as we explore flower parts, pollination, and double fertilization in angiosperms. We'll also talk about the importance of pollinators, like bees, and the role they play. 00:00 Intro 1:34 What are Angiosperms? 1:48 Fruit 2:29...
Instructional Video8:23
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Digestive System

12th - Higher Ed
Join the Amoeba Sisters for a brief tour through the human digestive system! This video will address major structures and functions including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. This video also mentions chemical...
Instructional Video9:35
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Integumentary System

12th - Higher Ed
Join the Amoeba Sisters on this introduction to the Integumentary System! This video first introduces the important functions of this system. Then, this video takes a general tour through the epidermis (and each stratum of the...
Instructional Video5:11
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Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells (Updated)

12th - Higher Ed
This Amoeba Sisters video starts with providing examples of prokaryotes and eukaryotes before comparing and contrasting prokaryotic cells with eukaryotic cells! Contents: 00:00 Intro 1:27 Modern Cell Theory 1:37 3 Domains (with examples...
Instructional Video9:38
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Excretory System and the Nephron

12th - Higher Ed
Join the Amoeba Sisters as they explore the excretory system! This video will first discuss two major functions of the excretory system before focusing on the nephron. The majority of this video will tour through the nephron while...
Instructional Video9:35
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Osmosis and Water Potential (Updated)

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the process of osmosis in this updated Amoeba Sisters video! Video features real life examples of osmosis, important vocab, and introduces concept of water potential and turgor pressure in plant cells. Expand details for table of...
Instructional Video7:27
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Meiosis (Updated)

12th - Higher Ed
Updated meiosis video. Join the Amoeba Sisters as they explore the meiosis stages with vocabulary including chromosomes, centromeres, centrioles, spindle fibers, and crossing over. Major Points in Table of Contents: Intro 00:00 Mitosis...
Instructional Video4:51
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Archaea

12th - Higher Ed
What is the domain Archaea? Explore the archaeans with the Amoeba Sisters! This introductory video compares and contrasts characteristics of Archaea with bacteria. Time-Stamped Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:47 Extremophiles 1:00...
Instructional Video8:52
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Inside the Cell Membrane

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the parts of the cell membrane with The Amoeba Sisters! Video discusses phospholipid bilayer, cholesterol, peripheral proteins, integral proteins, glycoproteins, and glycolipids - as well as why the surface area to volume ratio...
Instructional Video8:32
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Protists and Fungi

12th - Higher Ed
Get introduced to protists and fungi with the Amoeba Sisters! This video explores basic cell type, mode of feeding, habitat examples, and ecology of both protists and fungi. This video also mentions a few examples of how protists and...
Instructional Video8:36
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Immune System

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the basics about the immune system with The Amoeba Sisters! This video talks about the three lines of defense and also compares cell-mediated response with the humoral response.