If biology has always been a point of interest to you but you’ve never known where to start, or how to structure your learning, our study guides are your best bet! Our General Biology study guides cover popular, important topics that can supplement your learning journey. Each guide also links out to its supporting VR-based classroom on the Inspirit App to make the educational experience more engaging and fun!

Proteins Study Guide 

Scientific Principles

Biology 101 for you! If biology has always been a point of interest to you, but you didn't know where to start, the comprehensive list of study guides and 3D models below are your best bet!

Nucleic Acids Study Guide

Biochemical Reactions - Energy, and Types of Reactions Study Guide

Biochemical Reactions Study Guide 

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Lipids Study Guide

cell division

Characteristics of Life Study Guide

Water and Life Study Guide

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Living Things: Interdependence, Organization, and Evolution Study Guide 

Principles of Biology Study Guide

Enzymes and Their Function Study Guide

Carbohydrates Study Guide

Significance of Carbon Study Guide

Scientific Methods, Experiments, and Theories Study Guide

 Acids and Bases Study Guide

All living things are subject to evolution, are interdependent on one another, and are classified into different levels of biological organization. You can read all about it in our study guide, but that's a lot to cover, so come get the rundown here! (minus all the reading).

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TL;DR Living Things: Interdependence, Organization, and Evolution

Lipids are organic compounds comprised of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. They provide protection, waterproofing, insulation, and energy storage for your body. Two important lipids are triglycerides and phospholipids.

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TL;DR Lipids

STIs can be caused by both bacteria and viruses, and are generally spread through sexual contact. Bacterial STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Viral STIs include genital herpes, hepatitis B, and genital warts. Check out this cheatsheet to see some essential facts about these STIs.

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TL;DR Bacterial and Viral STIs

Many organisms share similar traits and behaviors, but there are only 7 distinct features present within all living things: order, response to the environment, reproduction, growth and development, regulation, homeostasis, and energy processing. This cheat sheet covers each of these features to answer the question–what makes something alive?


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TL;DR Characteristics of Life

All living things are subject to evolution, are interdependent on one another, and are classified into different levels of biological organization. Let's briefly go over each of these topics to learn more about them!

Evolution

TL;DR Living Things-Interdependence, Organization, and Evolution

According to the "primordial soup" hypothesis, life is said to have originated in the oceans and then developed through gradual chemical changes. To this day, water has still retained its irreplacable tag, in that water is most critical to life as we know it! Let's quickly understand all about it in this cheat sheet.

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TL;DR Water and Life

The smooth functioning of our cellular processes and other water based systems depend heavily on the pH of the aqueous fluid surrounding them. Most enzymes will refuse to work beyond a certain pH range! Here's a look into what determines this pH and why we should be concerned about it. 

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TL;DR Acids and Bases

The presence of millions of protein factories in every cell just goes to show how important these biological macromolecules are to us! A list of few such functions would include building muscles, skin, hair, antibodies and acting as catalysts that increase the rate of virtually all the chemical reactions within cells! Check out this cheat sheet to know more about the structure, which in turn, determines the protein's function.

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TL;DR Proteins

Do you know that there are biochemical reactions underlying all body functions?
There are millions of chemical reactions taking place inside our body all the time. Check out this cheat sheet to know more! 

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TL;DR Biochemical Reactions

We know enzymes to be the real superheroes that set off life sustaining chemical reactions in our cells. Even interesting is the fact that without these catalysts, reactions would take years to complete and hence prove detrimental to life. Here is a gist of how they accomplish this enormous task!