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The following page will seek to help you navigate your way through the world of biology. I have tried to provide useful and authoritative resources to aid in your studies. The page will be divided into the following sections: The Basics, Help with Homework, Fun with Biology and Helpful Research Sites.
I hope you find these useful and as always if you have any comments or questions feel free to contact me at schudnick@brookdalecc.edu
Grzimek's
Animal Life: An online version of the king of all specialized animal encyclopedias.
Great stuff! If accessing from home, have your Brookdale ID handy and be prepared
to enter the 15 digit account number on the back to gain access.
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An interactive tour of the cell: the smallest unit of life. |
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Learn the differences between Prokaryote, Animal and Plant Cells |
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While visitng the Genetic Science Learning Center, take a tour of the Gene. While you are at it, check out the entire site. It covers a lot of the basics and can be used for all 3 topics in this section. |
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Everything you ever wanted to know about DNA and more... |
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Linnean Taxonomy in Action on Beetles |
Classification of Living Things An Introduction to Taxonomy with a Focus on Human Classification |
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An online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation. Site maintained by the University of Michigan. Great photos, too! |
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A site of the US Department of Agriculture, this provides standardized information about plants in the United States. |
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The International Plant Names Index A database of the scientific names and basic classification information of all vascular plants around the world. |
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The Biology Project -- An online interactive resource from the University of Arizona, this site offers problem sets and tutorials at a college level for most topics found in a biology curriculum. |
Brain Candy |
Dr. Saul's BiologyInMotion -- In the belief that a multimedia experience can help with your biology studies, the good doctor has put together a series of animations, interactive activities and even cartoons for you to utilize. |
| Biology-Online.org -- I have linked you to a series of biology tutorials here, but be sure to check out the Dictionary as well as the Directory and the Forum for more help with your coursework. |
A comprehensive digital library of anatomy information. Choose from among six textbooks. |
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BiologyGuide.net -- A site geared towards a class on Human Biology. Contains various modules covering topics from throughout the world of biology. Think of it as another set of notes to study from. |
Evolution 101 -- Part of an overall site called Understanding Evolution, this is an online-course about evolutionary theory and mechanisms like natural selection. |
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A site devoted to genetics education. Part of the Dolan DNA Learning Center |
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Seeks to organize and make available virtually all information about life present on Earth. Aiming for interconnected webpages covering all species. |
Companion website to an exhibiton on Charles Darwin. Examines the man, his theory, the controversy, and the legacy.
Charles Darwin The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online A fully-searchable, complete collection of Darwin's published works -- books and manuscripts -- including a bibliography. |
From the National Academy of Sciences, a collection of books, reports, statements, papers, and articles about evolution. |
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Information about the project that identified all the genes in human DNA and determined the sequences of the base pairs. |
A comprehensive site examing the mind and body. Includes games, tests and more. From the BBC. |
Companion website to the 7-part series on Evolution. Includes streaming video, animations, simulations, timelines and more. |
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A virtual, hierarchical "tree of life". Its 4000+ pages cover the evolutionary history and characteristics of all groups of organisms. Nice photos, too! |
From the National Tropical Botanic Garden, this searchable site describes tropical plants -- uses for them, regions they are from, posionous ones, edible ones, rare ones, etc. |
An award-winning site that seeks to bring useful and interesting microbiology information and resources to the public. Includes articles, news, and links to other websites. |
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Examines the research and discoveries in biology that are a result of National Science Foundation grants and programs. |
Primate Info Net (PIN) provides original content and links to resources and research about our nonhuman primate friends. |
Need information or photos of plants? Looking for news about the world of horticulture? Check out this site with its gallery of over 3900 plant images! |
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(Produced by Thomson, this free site offers resources for the life sciences information community.Browse by organisms, subjects, or geography. Also has recent news and links to other websites and articles of interest.) |
(From the Librarian's Index to the Internet, content is reviewed and evaluated by professional librarians. Wide range of materials for you to choose from.) |
BUBL for Biology, BUBL for Plants, BUBL for Animals (Based in Glasgow, Scotland, links to info on all branches of Biology based upon the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Brings a British and European view to the field.) |
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National Biological Information Infrastructure (A broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on our nation's biological resources. Includes databases, information products and analytical tools. Good search mechanisms.) |
(Content compiled and organized by the original masters of Web Directories. 18,523 sites and counting! I highly recommend working through the sub-categories.) |
Biology and Nature at Science.gov (Hosted by the Federal Government, this allows searching across 30 databases and over 1,700 science websites. Also try working with the narrower topics for search results.) |
Site designed and maintained by Steve Chudnick. Feel free to contact me with questions, accolades, insults, gifts or whatever...
Steve Chudnick, Instructor, Bankier Library, Brookdale Community College. (732)224-2482
Last updated September 21, 2009.
