Instructional Video9:38
Amoeba Sisters

Excretory System and the Nephron

12th - Higher Ed
Join the Amoeba Sisters as they explore the excretory system! This video will first discuss two major functions of the excretory system before focusing on the nephron. The majority of this video will tour through the nephron while...
Instructional Video8:23
Amoeba Sisters

Digestive System

12th - Higher Ed
Join the Amoeba Sisters for a brief tour through the human digestive system! This video will address major structures and functions including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. This video also mentions chemical...
Instructional Video9:35
Amoeba Sisters

Osmosis and Water Potential (Updated)

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the process of osmosis in this updated Amoeba Sisters video! Video features real life examples of osmosis, important vocab, and introduces concept of water potential and turgor pressure in plant cells. Expand details for table of...
Instructional Video7:27
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Meiosis (Updated)

12th - Higher Ed
Updated meiosis video. Join the Amoeba Sisters as they explore the meiosis stages with vocabulary including chromosomes, centromeres, centrioles, spindle fibers, and crossing over. Major Points in Table of Contents: Intro 00:00 Mitosis...
Instructional Video4:51
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Archaea

12th - Higher Ed
What is the domain Archaea? Explore the archaeans with the Amoeba Sisters! This introductory video compares and contrasts characteristics of Archaea with bacteria. Time-Stamped Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:47 Extremophiles 1:00...
Instructional Video8:32
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Protists and Fungi

12th - Higher Ed
Get introduced to protists and fungi with the Amoeba Sisters! This video explores basic cell type, mode of feeding, habitat examples, and ecology of both protists and fungi. This video also mentions a few examples of how protists and...
Instructional Video8:52
Amoeba Sisters

Inside the Cell Membrane

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the parts of the cell membrane with The Amoeba Sisters! Video discusses phospholipid bilayer, cholesterol, peripheral proteins, integral proteins, glycoproteins, and glycolipids - as well as why the surface area to volume ratio...
Instructional Video8:36
Amoeba Sisters

Immune System

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the basics about the immune system with The Amoeba Sisters! This video talks about the three lines of defense and also compares cell-mediated response with the humoral response.
Instructional Video5:33
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What is ATP?

12th - Higher Ed
Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:40 Some Examples of ATP Uses in Cell Processes 1:14 What is ATP? 1:52 How do we get ATP? 3:05 How does ATP work? Note: We received an excellent comment in an older video (about cellular respiration) that...
Instructional Video5:59
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Gene Regulation and the Order of the Operon

12th - Higher Ed
Explore gene expression with the Amoeba Sisters, including the fascinating Lac Operon found in bacteria! Learn how genes can be turned "on" and "off" and why this is essential for cellular function.
Instructional Video9:03
Amoeba Sisters

Microscopes and How to Use a Light Microscope

12th - Higher Ed
Explore how to use a light microscope with the Amoeba Sisters! Includes microscope parts, how to use, and some helpful tips! Additionally, this video introduces a few types of light microscopes as well as electron microscopes. Expand...
Instructional Video7:37
Amoeba Sisters

Gel Electrophoresis

12th - Higher Ed
Explore electrophoresis with The Amoeba Sisters! This biotechnology video introduces gel electrophoresis and how it functions to separate molecules by size. Expand video details for table of contents. Major Points in Video: Intro 00:00...
Instructional Video6:30
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How Cells Become Specialized

12th - Higher Ed
How do cells in your body differentiate into other types of cells? Explore cell specialization featuring stem cells and their role in cell differentiation.
Instructional Video7:29
Amoeba Sisters

Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the cycling of carbon among carbon reservoirs! Then discover the importance of nitrogen, essential for amino acids and nucleotides, and learn about the nitrogen cycle! Expand details for table of contents. Table of Contents:...
Instructional Video6:12
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Monohybrids and the Punnett Square Guinea Pigs

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to use a Punnett square to solve a Mendelian monohybrid cross with one of the Amoeba Sister's favorite classroom pets: hairless guinea pigs.
Instructional Video8:12
Amoeba Sisters

Dihybrid and Two-Trait Crosses

12th - Higher Ed
This video will show how to set up and solve everyone's favorite 16 square Punnett square.
Instructional Video4:31
Amoeba Sisters

Study Tips, Motivation, & Our Biology Playlist

12th - Higher Ed
Explore some tips for studying using our videos in our biology playlist in this All Around the Agar 3! We mention the importance of finding relevance in what you are studying for motivation as well as why you don't want to go on an...
Instructional Video1:30
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Amoeba Sisters Biology Learning Playlist Introduction

12th - Higher Ed
This video intros our official Amoeba Sisters Biology Learning Playlist! Learn more by expanding this video's details. Our learning playlist features our biology videos in suggested sequence. Genetics? Ecology? Processes like protein...
Instructional Video5:47
Amoeba Sisters

Chromosome Numbers During Division: Demystified!

12th - Higher Ed
Confused with how chromosome numbers change in mitosis and meiosis? The Amoeba Sisters walk you through the mystery of chromosome and chromatid counting in mitosis and meiosis. Video has
Instructional Video7:46
Amoeba Sisters

Photosynthesis and the Teeny Tiny Pigment Pancakes

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how the light dependent and light independent cycles work together to create glucose for plants. Video has a handout hereref='http://www.amoebasisters.cSeriesdouts.html' tarPatreon!ank' rel='nofollow'>hGIFs/HandoutssComicsof our...
Instructional Video7:49
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Cellular Respiration and the Mighty Mitochondria

12th - Higher Ed
Explore how ATP is made in 3 steps of aerobic cellular respiration with the Amoeba Sisters! This also compares this process to photosynthesis and introduces ATP structure. This video has a handout
Instructional Video5:10
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Archaea

12th - Higher Ed
What is the domain Archaea? Explore the archaeans with the Amoeba Sisters! This introductory video compares and contrasts characteristics of Archaea with bacteria. Time-Stamped Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:47 Extremophiles 1:00...
Instructional Video7:39
Amoeba Sisters

CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) in Biology

12th - Higher Ed
The CER framework is a useful framework for developing a scientific explanation. In this video, the Amoeba Sisters use this framework after a biology investigation. As mentioned, there are many ways to use this framework. Also, as we...
Instructional Video9:50
Amoeba Sisters

Excretory System

12th - Higher Ed
Join the Amoeba Sisters as they explore the excretory system! This video will first discuss two major functions of the excretory system before focusing on the nephron. The majority of this video will tour through the nephron while...