Dr. E's Biology Links Dr. E at Yosemite

Online Biology Book	Biochemistry	Enzyme Action	Microscope Use	Cell Biology	Cell Processes
Mitosis	Meiosis	Binary Fission	Homeoboxes	Genetics	Sex-linked Traits
Advanced Genetics	Human Genetics	General Ecological	Population Ecology	Ecology Problems	Evolution
Natural Selection	Human Evolution	Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration	Cellular Respiration	Glycolysis	Kreb’s Cycle
Oxidative Phosphorylation	Photosynthesis	Light Reaction	Calvin Cycle	Immunity	Bacteria
Viruses	DNA	Replication	Transcription	Translation	Mutations
	Genetic Engineering	Anatomy and Physiology	Classification	Chemistry

· Biomolecules – Wikipedia

· The Virtual Biochemistry Lab Nobel eMuseum

· Biomolecules: The CarbohydratesWisconsin Online

· Biomolecules: The Lipids Wisconsin Online

· Biomolecules: Proteins Wisconsin Online

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Enzyme Action

· Enzyme Tutorial from Northland Community and Technical College

· Enzyme Activity by Jim Wanamaker of Lew-Port

· Enzyme Substrate Formation Hong Kong Bio Web

· Enzyme Reaction - Simulation BBC

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Microscope Use

· Nobel E-Museum presents a microscope timeline

· Antique microscopes

· The History of the Microscope

· Benjamin Martin, an Eighteenth Century English instrument maker, is considered one the greatest designers and manufacturers of microscopes of his time.

· A short history of the microscope Microscope use and proper care from a science lab procedure tutorial

· How To Use A Microscope Properly! Tricks of the trade that were designed to make your life easier!

· The Compound Light Microscope

· Using the Microscope

· A lab worksheet - Section II describes how to produce a wet mount

· Basic Wet Mount

· Dry mounts, wet mounts and staining

· Zebrina Leaf and a Wet Mount

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Cell Biology

· MIT HyperText - Cell Biology

· The CELLS alive! video library includes footage: microbiology, cell biology, aquatic protozoa, water-borne parasites, infectious disease, & immunology.

· Animal Cells - Plant Cells - Bacteria Cells - Roll your cursor over parts of a cell drawing to see the name, or follow a link for more information

· Clickable Eukaryotic Animal Cell - To identify each of the structures or organelles within these cells, click on the blue terms.

· The Eukaryote Cell: A Virtual Tour

· Cell Structure - This site is part of a New York review site for their Regents exam.

· Cell Structure and Function - a list of links to information about cells

· 3D Cells - Learn about cell structure and function by viewing QuickTime movies and interacting with 3D worlds.

· Cell Organelles: The Chloroplast

· Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis - from the Lab Bench at Prentice Hall - several chapters, each with excellent animations

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Cell Processes

· Diffusion and Osmosis - Not interactive, but this page provides good illustrations

· Diffusion and Osmosis from the Lab Bench at Prentice Hall - several chapters, each with excellent animations

· Phospholipid Bilayer by Nancy Hughes at Carnegie Mellon

· Interactive Cellular Transport by Rodney F. Boyer

· Dynamic Membrane by Nancy Hughes at Carnegie Mellon

· Construction of the Cell Membrane Wisconsin Online

· Passive Transport: Diffusion Wisconsin Online

· Diffusion, Dialysis and Osmosis Tutorial by RM Chute

· Passive Transport: Osmosis Wisconsin Online

· Osmosis - Examples Colorada State University

· Osmosis by Terry Brown

· Osmometer Dr. Joyti Wagle at HCCS

· L'osmose by Laurent Martorell Académie de Créteil

· Plamolysis Dr. Joyti Wagle at HCCS

· Hypotonic, Isotonic, Hypertonic by June B. Steinberg

· Passive Transport: Filtration and Facilitated Diffusion

· Facilitated Diffusion by University of Wisconsin

· Interactive Cellular Transport by Rodney F. Boyer

· Passive and Active Transport from Northland Community and Technical College

· Transport Processes Requiring ATP

· Membranes McGraw-HIll

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Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
Mitosis

· Cell Cycle Game (CDK's and cyclins) Nobel Prize 2001

· Mitosis/Meiosis by Jim Wanamaker of Lew-Port

· Independent Assortment Sumanas Inc.

· Meiosis Sumanas Inc.

· Cell Cycle Tutorial from "Cells Alive!"

· Cell Death Kuby Immunology

· Stem Cell Research Dolan DNA Learning Center

· Mitosis and Meiosis - Interactive Exercise by Leif Saul

· Mitosis/Meiosis Simulation by Jon C. Glase at Cornell

· Mitosis and Meiosis Bill By - The Science Guy

· Cell Cycle and Cyclins + Other Cellular Activities BioCreations

· ATR's Function in the Cell Cycle of Normal Cells and Cancer

· DNA Coiling to form Chromosomes

· The Cell Cycle Wisconsin Online

· How Cells Divide McGraw-Hill

· Sexual Reproduction McGraw-Hill

· Cancer Biology and Cell Technology McGraw-Hill

· An index of Mitosis/Meiosis animations

· The Cell Cycle & Mitosis Tutorial - Interphase and Mitosis diagrams with a link to a mitosis movie at the bottom of the page.

· Learn the steps in mitosis with a set of excellent images.

· Interactive Mitosis Tutorial - requires Shockwave

· Animal Cell Mitosis - This animation demonstrates the stages of mitosis in an animal cell.

· Bill Nye the Science Guy presents a great interactive mitosis and meiosis site

· Large color photographs of the stages of mitosis from the Biology Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

· Mitosis animation - a follow up quiz is included

· How Cells Divide - a great interactive site from Nova

· Mitosis & Meiosis from the Lab Bench at Prentice Hall

· Animation of mitosis - Sea Urchin Education, Stanford University

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Meiosis

· Cell Division: Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

· An index of Mitosis/Meiosis animations

· Meiosis tutorial - This exercise is designed to help you understand the events that occur in process of meiosis, which takes place to produce our gametes.

· Stages of meiosis in animated gif format

· A tutorial that will go over each step of meiosis and the explanations will be enhanced with actual cell pictures and 3D animations

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Binary Fission

· Cell Division: Binary Fission and Mitosis

· Transmission Electron Micrograph Showing Binary Fission in a Cyanobacterium

· Bacteria Divide and Multiply

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Homeoboxes

· Howard Hughes Review Paper

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Genetics

· Mendel's Monohybrid Cross

· Monohybrid Cross Problem Set - The following problems have multiple choice answers. Correct answers are reinforced with a brief explanation. Incorrect answers are linked to tutorials to help solve the problem.

· Monohybrid Cross - an interesting interactive site

· Model For A Monohybrid Cross Exhibiting Simple Dominance

· Dragon Genetics. This activity explores the relationship between genotype and phenotype, using both sex-linked and autosomal dominant and recessive traits. By manipulating alleles (genotype), you create corresponding changes in the dragon's physical appearance (phenotype). Requires Shockwave.

· Genetics Simulation (Rabbit Genetics Breeding Lab)

· Punnett Square Diagram of a Monohybrid Cross - Refresh the page to see the animation repeat

· Mendel's Peas Web Lab - The Princess and the Wrinkled Peas.

· Biology Tutorials for Metabolism and Genetics

· Dominant and Recessive Traits. Traits in the left-hand column dominate over those listed in the right-hand column.

· Dominant and Recessive Traits - a worksheet

· The Sunny Side of Punnett Squares - A ThinkQuest site

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Sex-linked Traits

· Sex-Linked Inheritance Problem Set - The following problems have multiple choice answers. Correct answers are reinforced with a brief explanation. Incorrect answers are linked to tutorials to help solve the problem.