Chemistry and Biology

GENERAL CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY RESOURCES

• Audio Histology Slides
• Edheads
  Activate your mind! free science and math games and activities that promote critical thinking
• Hippocampus
  Videos, simulations, and games to help you understand a variety of subjects
• Histology
• HistoWeb
• Khan Academy
  Detailed videos explaining various subjects, including biology, chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, and astronomy
• Scientific Method

Biology Resources

• The Biology Project BioChemsitry: Chemistry Tutorial
  The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce students to some of the chemical concepts which are necessary to understand biology, including sections on basic chemistry for understanding biology; chemical bonds and attractive forces; the chemistry of water; introduction to organic molecules and an interactive test
• Molecular Biology Review
  A brief review of key terms
• Online Biology Book
  Modified lecture outlines for college-level introductory biology, with illustrations and links

Cellular Structure and Function

• Cell Tutorial
• Comparison of Prokaryote, Animal and Plant Cells
• The Evolution of Organelles
• Flash animations of Biological Processes
• Identifying Eukaryotic Animal Cell Organelles
• Lysosomes
• Organize It
• Stem Cells
• A typical Cell
• Various Cellular Animations
• Virtual Scanning Electron Microscope

Mitosis/Meiosis

• Cancer Biology and Cell Technology
• The Cell Cycle
• Cell Cycle Game (CDK’s and cyclins)
• Cell Cycle Tutorial
• How Cancer Grows
• How Cells Divide
• Mitosis vs Meiosis
• Sexual Reproduction
• Stem Cell Research

Cellular Transport

• Construction of the Cell Membrane
• Interactive Cellular Transport
• Membranes
• Passive Transport: Diffusion
• Passive Transport: Filtration and Facilitated Diffusion
• Passive Transport: Osmosis
• Transport Processes Requiring ATP

Cellular Respiration Whole Process

• Enzyme Pathways

Glycolysis

• Anaerobic Respiration-Glycolysis and Fermentation
• Glycolysis
• Acetyl CoA and Krebs (TCA)(Citric Acid) Cycle
  • The Pruvate Dehydrogenase Complex
  • TCA (Citric Acid) Cycle
• Oxidative Phosphorylation
  • Electron Transport
  • Electron Transport

Photosynthesis & Plants

• Atomic Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation
• Jablonski Diagram
• Light Reaction
  • Photo systems 1 and 2-Oxygenic Photosynthesis
  • Photosynthesis
  • Photosynthesis
  • Photosynthesis Animation – Light Reaction
• Dark Reaction – Calvin Cycle
  • Calvin Cycle Animations

Heredity

• Genetics animations
• Genetics of Development
• Independent Assortment
• Java Genetics
• Karyotype Analysis
• Mendel’s Peas
• A multimedia Guide to Genetic Disorders
• Tokyo University Genetics Study Group

DNA, DNA Replication, Sequencing, Mutation

• Basics
• DNA Microarray Method
• DNA Replication
• DNA Replication
• The Meselson-Stahl Experiment
• Powerpoint animation
• Replication, Transcription and Translation (Basic/Advanced)
• Sequence For Yourself

Transcription and Translation

• Life Cycle of mRNA
• mRNA Splicing
• PolyRibsomes
• Protein Synthesis
• RNAi

DNA Genetics

• Construction of a DNA Library
• Control of Gene Expression
• Gene Technology
• Genetically Modified Organisms
• Genomics
• Paternity Testing
• Plasmid Cloning

Evolution

• Evolution Lab
• Human Evolution
• On Becoming Human

Viruses

• Herpes Virus Replication
• Retrovirus Life Cycle
• Viruses

Scientific Writing Links

• Academic Writing: Scientific Reports

Chemistry Resources

• American Chemistry Society
  Includes Molecule of the Week
• Animated pH scale
• Atom Builder
• Aqueous Equilibrium Animations
• Balancing Equations
• Chemistry Animations
• Chemistry Help
  Provides homework help, articles, demonstrations, etc.
• Chemistry Problems
  Provides practice problems
• Chemistry Properties
  Information on atomic orbitals, electronic structures, bonding, and more
• Discovery
  Information on science, health, and television programs
• The Exploratorium
  The museum of science, art and human perception
• Four Types of Chemical Reactions
• General Chemistry Online
• Martindale’s
  The Reference Desk Virtual Chemistry Center
• Math Skills Review
  Provides math skills review of dimensional analysis, significant figures, scientific notation, exponents and practice problems
• Mayo Clinic
  Has information on diseases, medications, and healthy living
• National Geographic
• NIST WebBook
  The data collections of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Periodic Chart and Bonding
• Periodic Table
  Gives a periodic table with element properties, pictures, web links, history, and humor
• Phases of Water
• Science Magazine
• Scientific American
• Structure of Water
• WebElements
  The periodic table

Biochemistry Resources

• Amino Acid and Peptide Bond Animation
• Biomolecules: The Carbohydrates
• Biomolecules: The Lipids
• Biomolecules: Proteins
• DNA anatomy
• Heat Changes a Protein Structure
• Isomer – Construction Set
• Journey Into DNA
• Life Cycle of a Protein
• onClick Molecules
• Protein Secretion