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Osmosis

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Osmosis Recap - Amoeba Sisters PDF

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Note: You can use the free student handout witheither the new video(recommended)orour old osmosis video(which will remain up).

Check out our osmosis and diffusion comics here (click previous at bottom of last comic to see more) and view our osmosis GIF!

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PCR

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Check out our PCR GIF (you'll find it about mid-way on our GIF page) next to the gel electrophoresis GIF!

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Select topic recap and key.Select recap handouts are styled just like our regular free recap handouts, but they tend to cover more detailed/less standard topics. For example, water properties, the endosymbiotic theory, and non-Mendelian inheritance are topics that have select handouts (with accompanying keys).This supports our work!

Pedigrees

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Pedigree Recap - Amoeba Sisters PDF

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Check out our pedigree comic!

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Photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Recap - Amoeba Sisters PDF

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*Additional Note: This comparison handout covers two different video clips: cellular respiration and photosynthesis.

​Check out our cellular respiration vs. photosynthesis GIFas well as comics.

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Plant Reproduction (in Angiosperms)

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Plant Reproduction Angiosperms Recap- Amoeba Sisters PDF

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Check out our angiosperm reproduction GIF and our plant comics! Don't forget to hit "previous" under the last displayed comic to see more.

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Plant Structure and Adaptations

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NEW 2023: Check out our free TpT Easel!

Check out our many plant comics! Don't forget to hit "previous" under the last displayed comic to see more.

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Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells

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Note: These concepts are already covered in our "Cells" video and resources- but this shorter video isolates prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic cells.

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Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells Recap- Amoeba Sisters PDF

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We have many cell comics, but this is one of our favorites on this topic. Also, check out our prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cell GIF!

I'm looking for your old video called "Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes" and old handout?

Click here to access our old "Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes" video! It will remain up. Below is our old handout as well. Note: As mentioned in product description, the offered key on TpT goes to the new handout. There is not an active key to this old handout.

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Properties of Water

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Check out our related comics including "water the polar molecule" and "phase change."

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, but we offer a resource for purchase on TpT.


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Select topic recap and key: select recap handouts are styled just like our regular free recap handouts, but they tend to cover more detailed/less standard topics. For example, water properties, the endosymbiotic theory, and non-Mendelian inheritance are topics that have select handouts (with accompanying keys).

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Topic is part of our Unlectured Series!

Protein Structure and Folding

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Check out our protein structure

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Note: We have not created a free handout on this topic, but we offer a resource for purchase on TpT.

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For this video, we offer ourannotated video script TEMPLATE.Our template provides space for students to annotate, sketch their learning, identify vocab, and ask their own questions.

Protein Synthesis

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P.S. Did you know we made a short video on how to read a codon chart? To find it, look under the topic on this page "Codon Charts." :)

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NOTE: We don't always update old handouts when we update a video, but we decided to update this handout! It is very similar but with updated drawings and a few extra questions. Updated handout is below, and just like the old handout, it focuses on two videos. The front (1st page) focuses on the DNA vs. RNA video and the back (2nd page) focuses on the protein synthesis video.

UPDATED DNA vs RNA and Protein Synthesis Recap - Amoeba Sisters PDF

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OLD DNA vs. RNA and Protein Synthesis Recap - Amoeba Sisters PDF

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*Note:Handout covers 2 separate videos. Front (1st page) focuses on DNA vs. RNA video & back (2nd page) on protein synthesis video.
Also, the old protein synthesis video still exists if preferred. ​

Check out our protein synthesis comics and GIFs!

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Answer Key to DNA vs. RNA and Protein Synthesis recap.
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Protists and Fungi

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Respiratory System

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For this video, we offer ourannotated video script TEMPLATE.Our template provides space for students to annotate, sketch their learning, identify vocab, and ask their own questions.

REVIEW

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We have 2 review videos!

1.Stroll Through the Playlist (a Biology review) videocovers many general biology concepts.

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2. Mega Genetics Review covers how to do many different types of Punnett square problems.

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Some other free review items we have created in addition to the free videos:

In 2017, we made a discussion topic review with some of our GIFs!
In 2018, we made a helpful study tips video here.

In 2020, we made a "Describe the Biology with GIFs" slide show!

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Stroll Through the Playlist Video Companion on TPT here! This companion handout closely follows our "Stroll Through the Playlist (a Biology Review)" video.

Mega Genetics Review Video Companion on TPT here! This companion handout follows our "Mega Genetics Review" video.

See our new TPT Biology Vocabulary Easels (set 1-5)!

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We license some of our art for our Redbubble store, and we have our study tips poster here.

Amoeba Sisters Handouts (2024)

FAQs

What grade level is amoeba sisters for? ›

Our focus is high school biology (as Pinky is a former high school biology teacher), but we receive feedback that some of our videos are useful for introductory biology at the college level and other levels that are covering these topics.

Are there actually two amoeba sisters? ›

Amoeba Sisters: A Biology Channel's Origin Story

Their channel has over 1 million subscribers and their videos have subtitles in over 22 languages! Sisters Brianna Rapini and Sarina Peterson, a.k.a. Petunia and Pinky, join us to share their origin story, what inspires them and answer questions from you, the audience.

Why does only one amoeba sister talk? ›

Petunia would like to add that Pinky's fun facts are, in fact, frequently not fun. How come only one of you talks in the Amoeba Sisters videos? ​We both focus on our interests so much that Petunia prefers to practice her love of drawing and Pinky prefers to practice her love of teaching.

What disclaimer do the Amoeba sisters offer before beginning? ›

on our own planet and new information revealed in biological sciences all the time! This is our disclaimer that this information can change and is still debated.

Do the amoeba sisters do chemistry? ›

Secondary life science, specifically, is Pinky's passion. Her Texas teacher certification includes grades 8-12 composite science (encompassing biology, chemistry, and physics). You can learn more general information about our work here.

What gender is amoeba? ›

Amoeba, like other unicellular eukaryotic organisms, reproduces asexually by mitosis and cytokinesis. Sexual phenomena have not been directly observed in Amoeba, although sexual exchange of genetic material is known to occur in other Amoebozoan groups.

Is amoeba alive or dead? ›

An amoeba is considered a living organism because it meets the characteristics of living organisms. These characteristics include the ability to react to its environment, metabolize nutrients to fuel its body, growth, and reproduction.

How to animate like amoeba sisters? ›

To do this, we create an image, save it, reopen it to make a slight change (such an image rotation or position change), save the new image, and repeat--- and we eventually end with a series of images that can appear animated once they are all put into a movie editing program in order.

Is ameba asexual? ›

Final answer: Amoeba is a single-celled organism. It reproduces by asexual reproduction. The process of reproduction begins with the division of its nucleus into two. This is followed by the division of its body into two.

What age are the amoeba sisters for? ›

13 - 16 years

What are the 7 signs of life? ›

In biology, it is generally agreed that organisms that possess the following seven characteristics are animate or living beings and thus possess life: the ability to respire, grow, excrete, reproduce, metabolize, move, and be responsive to the environment.

What are the 9 characteristics of life? ›

All living organisms share several key characteristics or functions: order, sensitivity or response to the environment, reproduction, adaptation, growth and development, regulation, homeostasis, energy processing, and evolution. When viewed together, these nine characteristics serve to define life.

What are 8 characteristics of life? ›

This lesson defines each of the 8 characteristics of life and explains how they can be seen within the real world. These characteristics are reproduction, heredity, cellular organization, growth and development, response to stimuli, adaptation through evolution, homeostasis, and metabolism.

What are the levels of organization in amoeba sisters? ›

These levels start from the smallest unit of life and work up to the largest and most broad category. Terms discussed include cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystem, and biosphere. Part of "The Amoeba Sisters" series.

What is the summary of the amoeba sisters? ›

In this series, two amoebas, who are sisters, are on a mission to demystify science with humor and practical application. They want all students to learn biology with ease and understanding.

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