Sophia: Nucleus: Structure and Function

Life science learners investigate live cells. They examine wet mount slides of cyanobacteria and Elodea plants. They peer into the dynamic microscopic world of protists. Afterward, they construct a model of a cell, including rudimentary...

Understand the structure and function of the powerhouse of the cell, the mitochondria. [2:40]

Take autism awareness in your class to a whole new level. Scholars watch a short video to discover how autism affects the brain. The narrator discusses the effects of altered proteins on neural synapses and the role the nucleus plays in...

This lesson will illustrate the structure and function of the cell. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Cells: The Structural and Functional Units of Life."

This lesson will describe the structure and function of a cell's endoplasmic reticulum.

The human body contains more than 200 types of cells, and plants contain many other unique types of cells. While a huge variety of cells exist, they appear to have very similar structures. A detailed presentation describes the structure...

Despite their microscopic size, eukaryotic cells are probably one of the most complex systems ever! Explore the structure and function of the major organelles of eukaryotic cells — the nucleus, ER, ribosomes, golgi complex, lysosomes,...

This lesson will illustrate the structure and function of the cell. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Cells: The Structural and Functional Units of Life."

Make learning about cells fun and easy with a collection of short video clips about cellular biology. Find out about the structure and function of the main organelles inside an animal cell.

This lesson will give an overview of the major structures and functions associated with the Lower respiratory tract. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Lower Respiratory Tract: Structure and Function Overview."