What is genetic drift?
Genetic drift is non-selective, which sets it apart from natural selection and sexual selection.
Practice identifying cell parts by name or function. See this post for more information.
Biology Simulations Blog
The Biology Simulations blog introduces the simulations used on the site, discusses new simulations that are in the works, and shares information about simulation and inquiry based learning.
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Jolene Pappas
- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
How to make basic graphs on Google Sheets
Graphs are important parts of labs. In most of the labs I run in my classes, whether hands-on or simulated, students will at some point make
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Jolene Pappas
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Diversity and species richness virtual labs
Biology Simulations offers two simulations that can be used for virtual labs that practice calculating diversity or richness.
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Jolene Pappas
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Making Google docs for paperless submissions: How to add a text entry box
Here's a brief overview of how to use tables to create a text entry box in Google docs.
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Jolene Pappas
- Mar 11, 2020
- 4 min
How to use chi-squared to test for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
This post demonstrates the use of chi-squared to test for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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Jolene Pappas
- Feb 28, 2020
- 3 min
How to calculate Simpson's Diversity Index (AP Biology)
Simpson's Diversity Index (SDI) is one approach to quantifying biodiversity.
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Jolene Pappas
- Feb 27, 2020
- 1 min
Social Media
To help people stay informed about new simulations, resources, and various updates, Biology Simulations now has two social media accounts.
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Jolene Pappas
- Nov 16, 2019
- 2 min
Connecting simulations to real-world examples
Real systems often have variables that, even if understood, cannot be fully controlled for.
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Teacher Guide (With Standards) to Biology Simulations
This will describe the primary target audiences for each simulation, discuss possible uses, and link the simulations to standards.
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Jolene Pappas
- Apr 9, 2019
- 5 min
Independent assortment, linked genes, and recombination
Alleles of genes close to each other on the same chromosome don't have an equal chance of being sorted into different gametes.
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Jolene Pappas
- Mar 4, 2019
- 1 min
Heredity III: Incomplete Dominance and Epistasis
The Heredity III virtual lab tests one trait...with five possible phenotypes. This has a little more going on than the Heredity I and...
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Jolene Pappas
- Feb 22, 2019
- 5 min
How to use chi-squared to test an inheritance pattern
Would you rather watch a video than read? Here is a video version of this post: Many biology classes use the chi-squared statistical...
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Jolene Pappas
- Feb 14, 2019
- 5 min
How to test for evolution using the null hypothesis
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...
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