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Characteristics of Life Sites |
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Cell Sites |
Classification/Identification/Dichotomous Keys |
Diversity of Life - index to many good sites. |
Astrobiology - characteristic of life terms explained with corresponding photos and hotlinks. |
Characteristics of Life - interactive quiz along with information between questions. |
Characteristics of Life - games - matching, flashcards, wordsearch. |
Characteristics of Life - interactive quiz. |
Living vs. Non-Living Quiz - identify a photo as living or nonliving - well done. |
Characteristics of Life - terms explained with corresponding photos and hotlinks. |
5/13/04: |
Characteristics of Living Things - This is power point presentation detailing each characteristic. Great information with correlating pictures. |
Classification/Kingdom Sites: |
Natural Perspective - I just love this site! Beautiful images, nice layout, and interesting, plain-language explanations of higher-level eukaryotic taxa. The only drawback is that there is little or no information available for a few taxa- - I hope they keep adding to this excellent site - includes different kingdoms. |
CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS: "Tutorials" An Introduction to the Principles of Taxonomy with a Focus on Human Classification Categories. |
Life in a drop of pond water. |
Classification of Kingdoms and Taxonomy - an overview - text information. |
The Six Kingdoms of Life - text info with labeled graphics. |
Unlocking the mysteries of the kingdoms. |
Scientific classification- explains in easy to understand terms the classification of the Blue Whale. |
Classification of Matter and Taxonomy - links to individual great sites. |
Classification and Nomenclature - outline format. |
Naming a Fungi - using the binomenclature system - includes hotlinks. |
Classification/Taxonomy OnLine Quiz. |
5/12/04: |
Classifying Life -In this feature, you'll step into the shoes of a taxonomist and classify three forms of life: a plant, an animal, and a... -- well, you'll need to figure that one out for yourself. |
Classifying Key - Welcome to the Sir Robert Hitcham's Living World Keying pages. This will help you to identify any group of plants or animals by answering the yes or no questions below. |
The Missing Link - This interactive feature shows how random mutations can lead to species-wide change. The "world" presented in this feature is abstract -- colored creatures placed within a colored environment. In a sense, these creatures are alive. They are born, they produce offspring (some with mutations), and they die off. |
A touch of class - In this lesson, you will play an online activity that challenges your knowledge of different plant and animal traits. |
Six Kingdoms - BrainPop reviews the six kingdoms; interactive, animation, quizzes and more. - Remember, if you are not a registered user you get limited number of movies per day - but worth the inconvenience. |
Six Kingdoms Advanced - BrainPop reviews the six kingdoms and delves into the classifying system; interactive, animation, quizzes and more. - Remember, if you are not a registered user you get limited number of movies per day - but worth the inconvenience.. |
Cells - The Fundamentals of Life - text info with labeled graphics. |
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Classification/Identfication/Dichotomous Keys: |
Leaf tree idea - dichotomous key for a limited number of species or start by comparing coniferous vs. deciduous and then key it out. |
Enature Online field guide and much more - this is a searchable nature and wildlife database with information and photographs on birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, butterflies, insects ... |
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