The following web sites represent twenty-five web sites that are general in their coverage. I tried to chose those web sites that will have appeal to anyone who is studying, or is interested in, biology. And some of them are just plain cool!

Biomes – The World’s Biomes – http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

Cells – How Cells Work – http://science.howstuffworks.com/cellular-microscopic-biology/cell.htm

Chemistry – Chemicool Periodic Table – http://www.chemicool.com/

Classification – Animal Diversity Web – http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

DNA – DNA from the Beginning and Human Genome Landmarks Poster

- http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/

-http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/posters/chromosome/chromo01.shtml

Ecology – AE Mystery Spot and History of Ecology

- http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/

– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ecology

Evolution – AboutDarwin.com – http://www.aboutdarwin.com/

Genetics – Probability of Inheritance – http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_2.htm

History of Biology – History of Biology – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_biology

Human Genome – Ethical, Legal, & Social Issues and National Human Genome Research Institute

- http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/elsi.shtml

– http://genome.gov/

Metric System – Brief History of SI and Metric Conversion Table

- http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/history.html

- http://www.convert-me.com/en/

Microscope – How Light Microscopes Work – http://science.howstuffworks.com/light-microscope.htm

Population – Human Populations and How Many People Have Ever Lived on Earth?

- http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/lectures/ human_pop/human_pop.html

– http://www.prb.org/Articles/2002/HowManyPeopleHaveEverLivedonEarth.aspx?p=1

Scientific Methods – Dispelling Some Common Myths about Science and Introduction to the Scientific Method and Science Hobbyist: Misconceptions Page

- http://dharma-haven.org/science/dispelling-myth-magical- science.htm

- http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html

- http://www.amasci.com/miscon/myths10.html

Virtual Dissection – Edheads Activities and Virtual Eye Dissection

- http://www.edheads.org/

- http://www.eschoolonline.com/company/examples/eye/eyedissect.html

Virtual Lab – HHMI’s BioInteractive Labs

- http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/

Misc – How to Read Effectively in the Sciences

- http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/621.htm

These web sites I’ve used over the years, so all of the links worked at the time this page was posted. But the very nature of the web means that some of these could stop working at any time. If you find that any of them stop working, please email me so I can update this list.

John