One rotten apple can, in fact, cause the whole storage unit to go rotten.

Biology Simulations offers two simulations that can be used for virtual labs that practice calculating diversity or richness.

Here's a brief overview of how to use tables to create a text entry box in Google docs.

This post demonstrates the use of chi-squared to test for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

Simpson's Diversity Index (SDI) is one approach to quantifying biodiversity.

To help people stay informed about new simulations, resources, and various updates, Biology Simulations now has two social media accounts.

In the Evolution: 10,000 students can track a population of fictional organisms over a 10,000 year time period.

UV light is expected to induce mutations, most of which will kill the bacteria.

Real systems often have variables that, even if understood, cannot be fully controlled for.

Macroinvertebrates can simulate a river quality study using macroinvertebrates as bioindicators.

This post describes all of the simulations available going into the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year.

The cell energy simulation can be used for photosynthesis, respiration, and primary productivity virtual labs.

Mendel proposed the Law of Independent Assortment to explain his observations that the outcomes for one gene did not impact the outcomes for another gene. Wh...

Why do the simulations on Biology Simulations focus on fictional organisms instead of utilizing real-world examples? Learning about the world and how it work...

The Heredity III virtual lab tests one trait...with five possible phenotypes. This has a little more going on than the Heredity I and Heredity II simulations...

Would you rather watch a video than read? Here is a video version of this post: Many biology classes use the chi-squared statistical test during heredity un...

The second heredity simulation is up and running. The first simulation allows students to test two autosomal traits. This simulation examines an X-linked tra...

Would you rather watch a video than read? Here is a video version of this post: This post demonstrates how to test for evolution using the null hypothesis w...

The first of several planned heredity simulations is now up and running! This first one covers basic dominance for two autosomal (not sex-linked), non-linked...