Biology Study Aids

By Regina Bailey, About.com Guides to Biology

Biology study aids provide information to aid in your understanding of biology topics. They give you the opportunity to show what you know. Use these study aids to help you get a firm grasp on certain concepts or to sure up any gaps in knowledge in a particular area.

1. Cells
2. Biomes
3. Quizzes

Cells

The cell is the smallest living component of any living organism. Cells are capable of taking in nutrients, generating energy, and reproducing. These study aid resources will help you get a better understanding of the basic unit of life known as the cell.

• Journey into the Cell
• Cell Biology Glossary
• Mitosis Study Guide
• Mitosis Animation

• Meiosis Study Guide
• Meiosis Animations
• Meiosis Image Gallery
• 10 Steps of Glycolysis

Biomes

Biomes are the world's major habitats. These habitats are identified by the vegetation and animals that populate them. The following resources provide information on the land and aquatic biomes of the world.

• Aquatic Communities
• Land Biomes
• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests
• Savannas
• Temperate Grasslands

• Temperate Forests
• Tundra
• Taigas
• Chaparrals
• Land Biomes Quiz

Quizzes

What better way to test your knowledge of biology than to take a biology quiz? These quizzes help you to further your knowledge of biology in several key areas.

• Cardiovascular System Quiz
• Cell Anatomy Quiz
• Cellular Respiration Quiz
• Genetics Quiz
• Human Brain Quiz
• Heart Anatomy Quiz
• Human Anatomy Quiz

• Frog Dissection Quiz
• Land Biomes Quiz
• Meiosis Quiz
• Mitosis Quiz
• Organ Systems Quiz
• Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz