B7 Biology across the ecosystem
For students and teachers
- http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/cells/cells.htm
This website has a 3D reminder of plant cell structure. - http://www.vcbio.science.ru.nl/eng/image-gallery/show/Fi002/gif/
This video clip shows chloroplasts in an Elodea cell in motion. - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/130/Plant_Cell/Elodea/
This website has good photographs of Elodea showing different aspects of cell structure. - http://www.johnkyrk.com/index.html
http://www.bscb.org:80/?url=softcell/index
These websites are good starting points if you are interested in learning more about cells. - http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/media.html
A detailed animation revealing ‘The Inner Life of the Cell’. - http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/Initiatives/Detail/Simulation_-_Water_Weed
http://www.oldmanhonda.com/Biology/WebLabs/Elodea?Elodea.html
http://www.explorelearning.com (search for ‘Photosynthesis lab’)
Simulations of photosynthesis can be found at each of these three websites. - http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab4/intro.html
This website takes you through the process of separating plant pigments by chromatography and discusses key concepts of photosynthesis. - http://www.bcb.uwc.ac.za/ecotree/photosynthesis/spectrum.htm
A website illustrating the absorption spectrum of chlorophyll. - http://student.ccbcmd.edu/~gkaiser/biotutorials/eustruct/hypotonicanim.html
http://student.ccbcmd.edu/~gkaiser/biotutorials/eustruct/hypertonicanim.html
http://faculty.cns.uni.edu/~sanger/Osmosis.htm
Simple animations to demonstrate osmosis – which do you think best represent the process? - http://www.ipcc.ch
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) produces regular reports on global climate change. - http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/F/FoodChains.html
This website has information on feeding relationships. - http://insideout.rigb.org/insideout/biodiversity/the_science.html
This website present the ackground to biodiversity. - http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/nature/animals/planetearth/hd/
High-quality video clips showing a glimpse of biodiversity on Earth. - http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/S/Symbiosis.html
Further information on mutualism (symbiosis). - http://www.aber.ac.uk/parasitology/Edu/AdapPara/AdapTxt.html
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/G/Games.html
http://www.carlzimmer.com/articles/2005.php (scroll down to malaria article)
http://curezone.com/diseases/parasites/default.asp
These websites are good starting points for researching parasites. - http://www.exploratorium.edu/traits/energy.html# (‘Energy from death’ section)
This website introduces the role of decomposers in nutrient recycling. - http://www.soil-net.com (click on ‘Secondary’)
The British Society of Soil Science’s education website with lots of background information. - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/2/l_012_02.html
This website has a short video clip to introduce sickle-cell disease. - http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/G/genetics/activities/chrom11.html
http://cmccabe.freeshell.org/ant1/mendelian_inheritance.html
These websites have simulations to explain how sickle-cell is inherited. - http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn9921-instant-expert-gm-organisms-.html
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/gm/crops/index.htm
http://www.ncbe.reading.ac.uk/NCBE/GMFOOD/menu.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/engineer/transgen.html
These websites are starting points for information on genetic modification of crops. - http://www.dnalc.org/ddnalc/resources/shockwave/dnadetective.html
This website has animations of the process of DNA fingerprinting. - http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage4.aspx?id=315 (scroll down to Blood and circulation)
This website has animations to test knowledge of blood. - http://www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk/phys/phymenu.html
http://www.bhfactive.org.uk
These websites have advice for people who want to start an exercise programme or increase the amount of exercise they do. - http://www.abpischools.org.uk/resources/heart/heartAnim4.asp
This website has an animation to show the effects of exercise on the heart. - http://science.howstuffworks.com/muscle4.htm
This website has detailed information on how muscle contraction works. - http://student.bton.ac.uk/anatomy/isometric_action.htm
This animation shows how muscles work to move your arm.