MERLOT Materials

This is a companion site to the PBS series Evolution. It contains numerous interactive exercises and simulations keyed to... see more

Short descriptions of terrestrial biomes. Each description contains general characteristics and organisms found in that... see more

This sites is an online text. It covers all aspects of general biology. It is searchable by term or alphabetically. Pages... see more

THis website is part of a larger "Volcano World" website http://volcano.oregonstate.edu that provides a wide range of... see more

This site has information about the anatomy of the human body and brain as well as how the brain interacts with the body.... see more

This site contains several anatomy atlases that were formerly maintained at the University of Iowa's Virtual Hospital... see more

This site is a well designed study on the various terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biomes of the world. Each biome has... see more

A comprehensive web site on types of blood cells (erythrocyte, lymphocyte, platelet, neutriphil, eosenophil, macrophage,... see more

A comprehensive gateway site to information on endangered species. Contains links to endangered species lists; extinct... see more

This site is an interactive, self-grading set of genetics problems. The problems range from simple segregation to... see more

This is a comprehensive resource site on global warming maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It... see more

This site presents fossil skull evidence in a way that the user can manipulate the skulls. online 3D gallery of modern... see more

The microangela site contains an extensive series of electron microscope images. The images include insects (bugs), human... see more

This site contains an animation of the process of translation during protein synthesis. The user is able to control the... see more

This is a flash animation of the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis produced by Dr. John Gianini at St. Olaf... see more

This is from the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. It gives a simplified explanation of why... see more

This site is an animation of the Calvin Cycle. It displays the activities in small portions and keeps track of the... see more

This site contains an extensive series of pages detailing all aspects of kidney disease. The site contains high... see more

This site is part of the U. S. National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program. It... see more

This site contains online teaching materials from the University of Washington School of Medicine radiology program. The... see more

This site is part of the Virtual Cell Project at North Dakota State University. It consists of three parts:  an overview... see more

Eureka!Science is a site aimed at high school and middle school students. This particular portion addresses cells,... see more

This site is essentially an already built lesson on the digestive system. It has a line diagram to be labeled and a table... see more

These are course notes for a botany course. The sections on plant tissues, stems, roots , and leaves have particularly... see more