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Learn more about the variety of life in British Columbia. | ||
| BC Biodiversity | ||
| Explore the vast diversity of plants, animals, and other living things that make their home in British Columbia. You can view pictures and read descriptions of hundreds of flowers, shrubs, ferns, reptiles, birds, bugs, mammals, and other species. ( http://www.bcbiodiversity.homestead.com/home.html ) | ||
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| Life in the Soil | ||
| Take a closer look at the variety of living things that help keep the province’s forest soils healthy. ( http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/health/index.htm ) | ||
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| What’s in the Soil? | ||
| Scroll down to “Let’s See What’s in the Soil” to find a variety of living things that help keep the soil healthy. ( http://www.basic-info-4-organic-fertilizers.com/soil.html ) | ||
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| Landscapes of Life | ||
| The Living Landscapes project of the Royal BC Museum invites you to explore the natural and human history of life in different regions of the province. Choose a region from the map, and then click on one of the Projects to learn about species of plants or creatures living there. ( http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/ ) | ||
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| Browse B.C.’s Biodiversity | ||
| The BiologyBrowser will help you make links to a wide variety of web sites and web pages. Many of the links are intended for older students, but you may find information that suits your interests. ( http://www.biologybrowser.org/bb/Geography/North_America/Canada/British_Columbia/index.sh... ) | ||
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Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was one of the first people to identify a cell. He saw a honeycomb-like pattern, which he called cellulae, meaning “little boxes,” in a thin piece of cork. See what Hooke saw. | ||
| Through Hooke’s Microscope | ||
| This page includes two illustrations of objects that Robert Hooke saw with his microscope. What is the connection between one of these objects and the deadly bubonic plague that struck Europe in the 1600s? ( http://askabiologist.asu.edu/research/buildingblocks/rhooke.html ) | ||
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Take a virtual journey through a cell. Zoom in, turn around, and check out different organelles. | ||
| The Clickable Cell | ||
| Consider starting with the Pronunciation Guide at the top of this colourful model of a cell. Then go back to the original page and select a cell to look at. Use the buttons at the top of each page to turn the organelle or zoom in and out. ( http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/tour/cell/cell.htm ) | ||
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| A Virtual Plant Cell | ||
| Read “About Virtual Cell” before starting your exploration of a virtual plant cell. ( http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/ ) | ||
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| Cells and More | ||
| Use the navigation menu at the left side of this web page to visit plant cells, animal cells, mitosis and meiosis, or to see the changes in a cell cycle or the size of various cells and organisms. Or take a cell quiz! ( http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/plntcell.htm ) | ||
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