The computer program's simulation of a Sonoran desert community should ultimately strengthen the student's comprehension of what is required for a natural ecosystem to sustain itself (remain in balance). This computer simulation program...

Interactive zoo site features the Komodo Dragon. Users are invited to discover more about this fascinating creature as they peruse this site. Users may test their knowledge by playing an interactive quiz game, view photos and video, as...

This excellent resource explores all of the biomes found on planet Earth! A side menu indicates the world's biomes and provides details on each. Colorful interactive maps, video clips, lesson plans, species profiles, and so much more...

In this lesson students use an interactive with Google Earth to identify forests that have been logged selectively with those that have not. For an outdoor activity students create acomprehensive list of all the tree species in their...

An online course with interactive activities and learning exercises give students the opportunity to look at the tree of life and to determine how and why scientists believe each domain, species, and everything in between have such...

This lesson plan, supported by the provided power point lecture (LESSON 1 and 2 Ecology Lecture Supplement ), introduces students to the concepts of food chains and food webs. Through its use, students learn the difference between...

The tutorial discusses species that have chemical compounds to fight human illnesses. Some topics include "penicillium" mold, cinchona tree, and "streptomyces" bacteria. The activity consists of a printable version and interactive version.

Learn all about the twenty named species of armadillos. Browse through pictures of many of the species while learning about the natural history of this animal. Also includes facts, taxonomy, scientific research, and information on human...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Fungi don't live in isolation. They often interact with other species. In fact, fungi can be dependent on another organism for survival. When two species live close...

Describe the habitat, food web and ecosystem of shark species. Identify threats to sharks and explore how top predators help to maintain the balance of nature within ecosystems. This lesson plan also contains an interactive game.

Scientists have proposed numerous theories to explain the purpose of the Narwhal's enlarged tusk. This article explains the results of a study conducted to determine the function of this tusk. An interactive feature is provided that...

An interactive activity where students study how two species of producers are affected by a consumer. By completing several virtual experiments and collecting data, students will be able to summarize what plants can do to defend...

An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.

A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of this extinct species of a clam.

Discuss how individual organisms and groups of organisms interact with each other, and research and classify symbiotic relationships between individual organisms of different species.

The NOAA Fisheries offers this interactive statistics page to find out about the catches and value of various species of fish and crustaceans taken by commercial fisheries since 1950.

An ecosystem is composed of biotic factors of a community of living organisms interacting with one another which we can see in food chains/webs. These diverse organisms stay together because of the need of food. Population is referred to...

Shiretoko Peninsula is located in the north-east of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. The site includes the land from the central part of the peninsula to its tip (Shiretoko Cape) and the surrounding marine area. It provides an...

Cocos Island National Park, located 550 km off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is the only island in the tropical eastern Pacific with a tropical rainforest. Its position as the first point of contact with the northern equatorial...

Ibiza provides an excellent example of the interaction between the marine and coastal ecosystems. The dense prairies of oceanic Posidonia (seagrass), an important endemic species found only in the Mediterranean basin, contain and support...