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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain College: Cell Division and Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a holistic and complete meiosis lesson with illustrations, animations, glossary, and links. Extremely detailed and helpful site.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Cell Division in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] No matter what the cell, all cells come from preexisting cells through the process of cell division. This module provides an overview of cell division in prokaryotes...
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PBS

Nova Online: How Cells Divide, Mitosis vs. Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow of mitosis and meiosis side-by-side. It is a summation of the two processes and the differences between them are clear.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Cell Division Stages

For Students 9th - 10th
Clearly presents the steps in meiosis and mitosis with each step accompanied by an illustrated fact card.
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PBS

How Cells Divide: Mitosis vs. Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides both illustrations and text to compare and contrast the stages of mitosis with meiosis.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Plant Cell Division and Cell Walls

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful review of plant meristems, growth and cell wall construction. Good illustrations make for easy to understand information.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Biology: Unit 3: Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
In this third unit of a Biology course, students learn about cells and cell structure. They compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and learn about the specialized structures in a cell and what their functions are. They will also learn...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Phases of Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial examines how a cell divides to make two genetically identical cells and explores the four basic phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Mitosis Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief introduction to mitosis, and then click on the 5 phases to read details and view photos of each in progress. Photo examples are excellent.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Basic Difference Between Mitosis and Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
The differences between mitosis and meiosis are explained in this resource. Includes labeled diagrams showing what happens during each and a chart giving an overview of their differences.
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Diffen

Diffen: Mitosis and Meiosis

For Students 6th - 9th
Find out about the basics of mitosis and meiosis with this comparison chart. Then read the article, study the diagrams, and watch the videos to go further into the subject.
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Other

I know.net: Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete site from iKnow.net that compares the various phases of mitosis in plant and animal cells. Text is supplemented with pictures of each phase.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: A Step by Step Explanation of the Stages of Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
The phases of mitosis are described and the splitting of a cell into two daughter cells at the end of it.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How do you make a cell with half the DNA? Meiosis. This activity outlines the phases of meiosis, provides an overview of sexual reproduction, and describe how...
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Other

Dr. Saul: Biology in Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site provides animations and activities in several areas of physiology. The images are simple, but clear. The accompanying text provides a good description of the process being shown.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Centriole Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the structure and functions of centrioles within a cell.