Biology - 2Unit - Preliminary Course online links and activities

The following web pages have been found to be useful for your preliminary Biology course. Other good sources of web pages relevant for Stage 6 Biology can be found at :

The LMP Science On-line site
http://www.lmpc.edu.au/science/biology/biology_online.htm
Uniserve Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/biol/
HSC Online (HSC topics but many useful general Biology sites as well)
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/biology/index.htm

The Local Ecosystem

The most important part of this topic is the field study. You will need to choose somewhere in your local area where you can carry out the investigations. If you are unable to go into the field there is a virtual mangrove excursion available on the internet.

Part 1 Abiotic and biotic factors

Abiotic and Biotic factors
http://www.biology-online.org/6/3_abiotic_factors.htm
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/9e.html

Random Quadrats
http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/howto.htm
Transects

http://learnline.ntu.edu.au/mtem/sbi502/study_guide/smethods.html

http://www.ffp.csiro.au/nfm/mdp/bbproj/survdes.htm

Capture-recapture
http://www.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/PopEcol/lec2/caprecap.html
http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/beepop/capture.html
Part 2 Energy and Interactions
Photosynthesis
http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/photointro.html
Parasites
http://parasite.org.au/parasites.htm
Allelopathy
http://www.univ-savoie.fr/labos/ldea/Rech/Allelo/alelodef.htm
Food webs
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/foodwebs_s.htm
http://www3.umassd.edu/Public/Exhibit/DES300/game/eatandbe.htmPart 3 Field Study
Virtual mangrove excursion (2003 updated site) (Jane West)
Visit this virtual excursion to a mangrove swamp as preparation for the field trip required for this module.
http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jwest/Draft
Climate information
http://www.bom.gov.au:/climate/
Water transparency protocol
http://www.globe.gov/sda-bin/wt/ghp/tg+L(en)+P(hydrology/WaterTransparency)
Protocols for water testing
http://www.globe.gov/sda-bin/wt/ghp/tg+L(en)+P(hydrology/AtAGlance)
Bird identification
http://www.skynet.net.au/~chomberg/birds.htmPart 4 Adaptations and human impact
Threatened species
http://www.biodiversity.environment.gov.au/plants/threaten/default.htm
State forests
http://www.nafi.com.au/k12/ourforests/sustainability.html]
Environmental education
http://ee.environment.gov.au/pd/epa/intro/default.html

Patterns in Nature
This is an important topic as many of the ideas are built upon in the HSC course.Part 1 Chemicals in cells
If you don’t have the chemicals to do these experiments try these animated food tests.
Animated Food Tests
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=2369
Virtual Biuret Test
http://www.purchon.com/biology/protein.htmPart 2 Osmosis and diffusion
Osmosis is always difficult to understand so use these webpages to make sure your understanding is clear.
Understanding Osmosis (Jane West)
http://www.lmpc.edu.au/Resources/Science/Osmosis/index.html
This is a difficult topic so use these simplified versions of osmosis
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/biology/investigating_cells/cells_and_diffusion_rev4.shtmlPart 3
Cell Theory and the Light Microscope
http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/Osmosis.htm
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/webwise/spinneret/life/osmdia.htm
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/webwise/spinneret/life/osmsis.htm
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/cmb/cells/pmemb/osmosis.html
Timeline of History of the Microscope (Jane West)
Move your mouse over the timeline.
http://www.lmpc.edu.au/Resources/Science/microscope_patterns/timeline.html
Robert Brown
This famous scientist visited Australia with Matthew Flinders in 1801.
http://www.sciences.demon.co.uk/wbbrowna.htm
Robert Hooke
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/hooke.html
Parts of a Microscope (Jane West)
http://www.lmpc.edu.au/Resources/Science/microscope_patterns/microscope.html
Working Stereomicroscope
http://www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/flash/smz1500/index.htmlPart 4 Electron microscope and cell organelles
Electron Microscope
http://www.lmpc.edu.au/Resources/Science/microscope_patterns/index.htm
Cells alive is a good site for everything about microscopy
http://www.cellsalive.com/
Cell Structure - Electromicrographs (Jane West)
http://www.lmpc.edu.au/Resources/Science/microscope_patterns/cell.html

Obtaining and transporting materials in plants
Stomates and lenticels
http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/G/GasExchange.html
http://sciences.aum.edu/bi/BI4523/student/olson/Page2.html
Good photographs
http://www.fhsu.edu/biology/thomasson/stomate.htm
Phloem
http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/P/Phloem.html
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/webb/BOT311/PPloem/Phloem/phloem_translocation.htm
Xylem
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/X/Xylem.htmlPart 6 Obtaining material in animals
Digestive system of a honey possum
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/biol/honeypos.pdf
Human digestive system
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/digestiv.htmPart 7 Transporting materials in animals
Gas exchange in insects (good photographs)
http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/phtm/PHTM/poster/spiracle.htm
Gas exchange in fish
http://www.uta.edu/biology/restricted/3452resp.htm
Gas exchange in frogs, reptiles and mammals
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/V/VertebrateLungs.html
Frog dissection. This is a fantastic webpage.
http://www.froguts.com/frog/index.html
Interactive Digestion
http://www.lmpc.edu.au/TAS/digestion/digestion.html
Respiratory system
http://www.a-better-way.com/systems/heart_lungs.html
Circulatory system
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/AnimalHearts.html
Heart animation
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/heart/heartmap.html
Excretory system
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookEXCRET.html
Radioisotopes
http://www.nupecc.org/iai2001/pdf/Life4.pdf
http://www.uic.com.au/nip26.htm

Growth and Repair
Animated Mitosis
There are over 2000 sites that have animations of mitosis. Here are two of them.
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/multimedia/mitosis/mitosis_control.html
http://biology.about.com/library/blmitosisanim.htm
Excellent photographs of mitosis in plants and animals
http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/BIOL1110/Stages.htm
Mitosis in onion tip
http://www.johnco.cc.ks.us/~pdecell/celldivision/oniontip.html
http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/BIOL1110/d-stages.htm

Life on Earth

Part 1 Classification
Urey & Miller
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/miller_urey_experiment.html
From Primordial Soup to the Prebiotic Beach - this page also contains some useful links
http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/miller.html
Amino acids are created in laboratory at A Science Odyssey
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/do53am.html
Introduction to Urey- Miller and Exobiology
http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/Exobiology/Early Earth

Part 2 Beginnings of life
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
Organism form black smokers
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/exploring.html
Common fossils from the Sydney Basin
http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/common_fossils.htm
Change in the Earth’s atmosphere (anoxic to oxic)
Timeline of life
http://www.historyoftheuniverse.com/tl1.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
Animated Earth timeline
http://www.msnbc.com/news/wld/graphics/earths_timeline_dw.htm
Fossils at Naracoorte
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/naracoorte/

Part 3 Classification systems
Archaea
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/archaea/archaea.html
http://www.sidwell.edu/us/science/vlb5/Labs/Classification_Lab/Archaea/
Eubacteria
http://www.sidwell.edu/us/science/vlb5/Labs/Classification_Lab/Bacteria/Eubacteria/
Images
http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/thumbnails/catquery.htm?kingdom=Eubacteria
Cyanobacteria
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/precambrian/bittersprings.html
Stromatolites
http://www.dme.wa.gov.au/comandenvir/ancientfossils/
Methanogens
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Bact303/b1

Part 4 Life on Earth
Dichotomous keys
http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/able/volumes/vol-12/7-timme/7-timme.htm

Part 5 Diversity in classification
Taxonomy
http://susdl.fcla.edu/lfnh/currmat/Taxonomy.html
New technologies for classification
http://www.belspo.be/bccm/news/4-97/bccm4a.htm

Evolution of Australian Biota
The Australian biota has changed as Gondwana has drifted northward. The drying climate has selected for organisms that can withstand periods of drought.

Part 1 New species and the theory of evolution
The Evolution Wing
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evolution.html
The Huxley-Wilberforce debate
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~jrlucas/legend.html
Timeline of evolutionary thought
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evolution.html

Part 2 Plate tectonics and affinities of Australian biota
Animation of Plate tectonics
http://www.odsn.de/odsn/services/paleomap/animation.html
Explanation of plate tectonics
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/unanswered.html

Part 3 Changing environments and biota in Australia
Web quest from Uniserve Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/mgfauna.html
The megafauna
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/prehistoric/mammals/australia.html

Part 4 Adaptations to the Australian environment
Maps of climate zones
http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/ausclim/koeppen2.htm

Part 5 Reproductive adaptations
Animated Mitosis
There are over 2000 sites that have animations of mitosis. Here are two of them.
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/multimedia/mitosis/mitosis_control.html
http://biology.about.com/library/blmitosisanim.htm
Excellent photographs of mitosis in plants and animals
http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/BIOL1110/Stages.htm
Mitosis in onion tip
http://www.johnco.cc.ks.us/~pdecell/celldivision/oniontip.html
Animations of meiosis
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/meiosis/page3.html
http://biology.about.com/library/blmeiosisanim.htm

Part 6 Evolution, survival and extinction
Biodiversity
http://www.biodiversity.environment.gov.au/index.htm