The cell is the structural and functional unit of life. This unit covers the cell from the outside to the inside. It contains 18 interactive activities.

Wikipedia offers detailed information on red alga, including an image and a scientific classification chart.

Through full-color images and descriptive information, learn about the evolution of the eukaryotic organisms which eventually led to the presence of protists.

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

This resource is a cellular biology course site with clickable list that provides electron micrographs of various cell organelles and the like.

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.

This site lets students practice vocabulary words related to cell organelles. The same vocabulary words are presented in one of four different games for students.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists who bred a mouse with increased endurance. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Assess your understanding of cells and their function with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.

This site features a clear picture of the plant cell with a concise explanation of its key parts and their functions.

This website provides an answer to the following question: "What are Gene Mutations?" Many links are provided throughout this short description that access information on related subjects.

Thorough introduction to cells and their importance to life. Includes various types of cells and their function. Good diagrams of the different types of cells.

Interactive illustration displays the organelles of an animal cell and their functions.

Find five instructional units on cells: levels of organization, interacting with the outside world, creating energy for the cell, coding and translating instructions, and making protein "machinery" to do things. Each unit is broken down...

Teacher lesson plan on cell organelles description and function using advertising.

Organisms are made of cells. Most organisms are multicellular and have cells that are specialised to do a particular job. Microscopes produce magnified images of cells so we can study them in detail. This lesson focuses on animal cells.

This lesson focuses on structures in a animal cell and their functions. It also provides links to a video and a test.

Learn about the complex structures inside cells and what their functions are.

Describes plant cells and the structure and function of their different parts.

Presents labeled illustrations of a plant cell and an animal cell which demonstrate the parts that are common and different. Next is a table listing cell organelles and stating whether each is present or absent in a plant or animal cell....

Find out about mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA, and why its inheritance does not follow Mendelian patterns.

The parts of an animal cell are presented with descriptions of each of its organelles.

Describes the three types of plant cells and their differences, and the structures within a plant cell and their functions.

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