Cell Biology
International Biology Olympiad: Structure and function of cells – 20%
Chemical components
Organelles / Nucleus / Cytoplasm
Plant cells
Cell Metabolism / protein synthesis / membrane transport / mitosis / meiosis
Microbiology including prokaryotic cell organization / morphology / phototrophy and chemotrophy.
Biotechnology including fermentation and genetic manipulation of organisms
The first site is so well designed and annotated that students need nothing more than to work through each link.
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/301notes1.htm
An overview that has links and explanation of every topic listed in the International Biology Olympiad manual. The links take you to many excellent sites and problems sets. Choose a word or concept and review it. This page is a portal into all aspects of cell function and structure.
The links below can be accessed from the above page. They are noteworth however I wanted to highlight them for everyone to review.
http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/biomi290/ASM/glycolysis.dcr Excellent Glycolysis animation. Linked under Glycolysis. Shows each and every step.
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBooktransp.htmlis recommended for learning about transport. In a single page you move from earth’s hydrologic cycle to a brief explanation and animations of each method of cellular transport across the membrane. Linked under transport.
http://www.johnkyrk.com/DNAtranslation.html The best animation I have ever seen of RNA translation.
http://www.johnkyrk.com/ I recommend any of his animations to understand the interplay of structure and function.
Mitosis: http://www.johnkyrk.com/mitosis.html
Meiosis: http://www.johnkyrk.com/meiosis.html
http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/biog101_104/tutorials/cell_division.html
The online equivalent of an practical lab exam on mitosis and meiosis.
Plant Cell Structure and Function
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e04/04a.htm Detailed introduction to the plant cell.
http://hcs.osu.edu/hcs300/cell1.htm Photographs of each organelle.
The Virtual Cell link at the bottom of the page is not valid. You can access Virtual Cell’s new website at: http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htmbut it no longer appears to be maintained.
Light Reaction
http://www.johnkyrk.com/photosynthesis.html
The arrow to begin the animation appears a few seconds after you open the page. It is on the lower right corner of the animation screen.
Dark Reaction
http://www.johnkyrk.com/photosynthesisdark.html
Fermentation:
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookGlyc.html Basic resource with helpful links.
Animation of pathway: http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/Courses/biomi290/MOVIES/GLYCOLYSIS.HTML
This site provides additional questions for practice.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/default.html
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Go to the Cell Biology Section
Provided by http://teacher.sanjuan.edu/webpages/dkaragianes/resources.cfm?subpage=95524
Another good medical biochemistry website which provides many good lessons is available HERE.
Some good biochemistry problem sets and handouts can be found here https://www.chem.purdue.edu/courses/chm333/
