According to researchers at Australia’s University of South Wales, banana growing can be a highly wasteful process with 88 percent of the plant being discarded after fruit harvesting. <br/>

This live-action video program is about the ruminant digestive system. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

Learn the basics about natural polymers. What are natural polymers? where are they found and how are they structured? Find out more in this video!

Learn the basics about biological detergents as part of the organic chemistry within everyday life.

Polysaccharides: Cellulose

Plant Physiology and Chemistry Set: 4. This clip offers a brief look at the roles and chemical structures of the glucose polymers starch and cellulose.

How do we turn biological material into energy? This episode of Green Revolution explores how scientists are studying algae, ants, plants, and sawmill waste to help create fuel for the future.

Now that we know about simple sugars, we need to know about how these polymerize to form long polysaccharide chains, like cellulose, starch, and glycogen. Check it out!

The video provides an overview of natural polymers found in all living things. The video explains that sugars are carbohydrates and can be linked together to form polysaccharides in condensation reactions, with examples of starch and...

Like everyone else, George Huber knows money doesn't grow on trees. But, ask him where gasoline comes from and he won't just tell you, he'll show you. To fully understand, Science Nation recently went with Huber to a local lumber yard in...

A new approach to producing biofuels that uses a marine bacterium called Saccharophagus degradans that left otherwise alone, is mostly known for its damaging impact on the environment.



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Upon viewing the Cells video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that cells are the basic building blocks of life. Explain the main components of the cell theory: - all organisms are made up of one or more...