Learning Exercises

Overview of DNA see more

Be able to demostrative the difference between plant cells and animal cells. see more

Themes in the study of biology and the porcess of science. see more

This activity allows students to use bioinformatics tools to identify mutations found in hemophilia and cystic fibrosis.... see more

In an introductory biology course, a lecture is often devoted to describing the functions of each organelle. While this... see more

This module focuses on the generation of a standard curve based on the activity of an enzyme. A plasma cholesterol assay... see more

This module focuses on the generation of a standard curve based on the sizes of protein or nucleic acids separated on a... see more

This module introduces the math behind PCR reactions and precedes a second module on quantitative PCR. The PCR reaction... see more

This module introduces the math behind quantitative PCR reactions and follows a module on PCR. The PCR reaction is best... see more

Students will explore the different functional systems and distinguish between the circulatory systems of invertebrates... see more

Students will explore the evolution of plants. Course: Introductory Biology for Non-majors see more

Students will explore the chemical composition of cells and analyze the various processes that happen at the cellular... see more

Students will explore the chemical composition of cells and analyze the various processes that happen at the cellular... see more

This assignment analyzes the different sizes of microbes. Course: Introduction to Biology for Non-Majors see more

Create a Venn Diagram. Course: Introduction to Biology for Non-Majors see more

This assignment explores how Mendel’s work with pea plants relates to breeding livestock. Course: Introduction to Biology... see more

This assignment allows you to analyze and illustrate the phases of mitosis. Course: Introduction to Biology for... see more

Students will write an opinion paper about a current event article Course: American Federal Government see more

An interactive lecture that uses flash animations showing the researcher and their experiments that were used to develop... see more

In this activity, students are assigned different alleles of the gene for phenylalanine hydroxylase to research using... see more

Writing a Wikipedia article about a genetic disease is a good culminating activity for a genetics course or module, as it... see more

This assignment uses a computer simulation of fruit fly genetics to have students design and interpret monohybrid crosses... see more

A virtual where you carry the sequential steps to isolate bacteria, purity DNA, PCR, amplify the DNA sequence 16S... see more

Review of site and completing a quiz. Course: For VCCS: NUR 211; biology, nursing, medicine see more