General Biology

A CRLA Project by Mary Sharon

This site is designed for students in the non-majors General Biology class at Lone Star College–Tomball. It includes a list of helpful links to active Internet sites where students can find additional information to help them understand terminology and processes in the biological sciences. Each link is hyperlinked to a discussion of the content of the site and the biological principle or system to which it relates.

Helpful Links

Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection with Photos This is a very nice site designed by the people at Whitman College. It requires a shockwave plug-in but it is well worth it. Highly recommended.

· Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection with Drawings This is another fetal pig site with drawings rather than photos and animations. Recommended.

· Lone Star College-North Harris Biology. A good place for everything.

GAMES!!!
Choose any of the following topics and go play some games that can help you learn about it! These games were created at Quia.com and are pretty neat. Most of the games include matching, concentration, word searches, and quizzes. ENJOY!

• Amino Acids
  Learn about the monomers that make up proteins.
• Animal Classification
  Learn to make some basic distinctions among animal types.
• Cell Organelles
  Learn about the "little organs" within plant and animal cells.
• Cell Reproduction
  Learn how cells make new cells.
• Cells
  Test yourselves on vocabulary terms dealing with cells.
• Cellular Transport, Communication, and Energy Processes
  More cell stuff!
• DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes
  Learn about the "blueprints" for life.
• Evolution
  Start to learn why biology only makes sense in light of evolution.
• Genetics
  Genes - what are they and what do they do?
• More Genetics
  More genetics means more fun!
• Glucose Metabolism
  Learn how cells utilize this central sugar.
• Human Life Functions
  Really cool Jeopardy! style game with questions on nutrition, transport, respiration, excretion, regulation, and locomotion.
• Human Proteins
  Find out what the functions of your important proteins are!
• Heredity
  Learn about Gregor Mendel's laws dealing with the inheritance of traits.
• Mitosis
  Learn the sequence of mitosis with this revealing game.
• Principles of Ecology
  Mini-quiz on ecology terms.
• Reproduction and Development
  Learn how babies are made and how they grow.
• Scientific Method
  Games on the vocabulary and concepts behind the scientific method.
• Simple Animals
  Learn about sponges, worms, and other dumb creatures.
• Simple Chemistry for Biology
  Learn about atoms, protons, and electrons and why they're so integral to biology.