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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on bacteria cells including their structures and functions, cell structures in common with bacteria, plants and animals, and a comparison between Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. It also provides links to a video and...
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City University of New York

Cell Biology: An Interactive Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive website about microscopes and microbes provides students with an introduction to cellular biology.
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Other

Eureka Science: Cells: Bacterial Cells

For Students 3rd - 8th
In story form, this site examines the similarities and differences among bacteria, plant cells, and animal cells. Drawings supplement the text for clarity purposes.
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University of Arizona

Cell Signaling

For Students 9th - 10th
Superior site for information on cell signaling. Information provided as a tutorial with multiple choice questions to guide the learner. The site has lots of images and diagrams.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Bacterial Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
An information page about the structure of the single-celled organism, bacteria. Learn about their major parts and size.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Introdution to Cell and Virus Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed diagram of animal, bacterial and plant cells and viral structure. Also included are detailed drawings, with definitions, of each of the cellular organelles.
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Cells Alive

Cells Alive!

For Students 9th - 10th
Animation studio that specializes in medical illustration lets you explore the structure and function of plant cells and animal cells, using videos and interactive graphics with clickable parts that lead to more detail.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cells: The Structural and Functional Units of Life: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Observe, Describe, Compare and Contrast Cells

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation allows young scholars to observe cells from multiple sources. Plant, animal and bacterial cells will be observed as well as cells from multicellular organisms and single-celled organisms. After providing written...
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Cells Alive

Cells Alive!: Cell Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This gallery shows pictures of a variety of cell types with hyperlinks to additional information about cells. Very interesting pictures.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prokaryote Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial gives an overview of prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) along with an explanation of structural features of prokaryotic cells.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prokaryote Reproduction and Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission, and find out the use of E. coli bacteria in molecular biology.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Genetic Variation in Prokaryotes

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the mechanisms that generate variation in prokaryote populations. Also learn about transduction, transformation, conjugation, as well as transposable elements.
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University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to Bacteria

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an introduction to bacteria and examines fossil records, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.