[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students are provided with an overview of cellular respiration and mitochondria. They will learn the role of cellular respiration and its three stages, describe the...

In this lesson and lab activity, students learn about digestion and fermentation, and watch a demonstration of cellular respiration in yeast. Includes numerous real-world connections, e.g., how fermentation is used by humans.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of cellular respiration and mitochondria.

Explore the specific reactions that happen during the cellular respiration process.

Informative text is clearly written and supported by good illustrations and charts as well. A quiz is also provided at the bottom of the site.

Review concepts covered in high school biology dealing with cellular respiration. Page includes vocabulary as well as charts to explain the process.

Describes the structure and functions of the mitochondria.

A multiple-choice quiz on the processes of respiration and photosynthesis in plants.

Study the mitochondria in the science of biology on this site. Find out how these tiny organelles inside cells produce energy for the rest of the cell through respiration.

The aim of this article is to relate the history of oxygen in the atmosphere to the evolution of photosynthesis, aerobic respiration, mitochondria, and life on earth.

Find out about the essential role energy plays in cell function and in sustaining life. Trace energy transformations as they pass from one living thing to another.

The materials on this page were prepared by a high school teacher for a Biology class. This section supports a unit on cell energy and includes course readings, lab notes, PowerPoints and diagrams.

A basic explanation of how chloroplasts and mitochondrion produce energy within the cell. Various terms presented are explained in a clear and easily understandable manner.

Do you understand the fundamental concepts of metabolism? You can find out by going through the quizzes and accompanying tutorials of this resource.