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EuroBio is an extensive collection of illustrations for use in biology teaching, produced by Steven Weinberg, John Watson and Cosimo de Benedictis  of the European schools. The images do not have captions; these are in separate text files. Click on the flag below to download in one of the available languages.

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The images come in two sets: basic and advanced to fit with the syllabuses of the European Schools' biology programme.

You may download the Basic images (as PDF files) from this page -- the Advanced set is on an accompanying page.

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Please note that the materials remain the copyright of the European Schools (Scholae Europeae), but they can be used freely for non-commercial educational purposes.

 

Chapter 1. General introduction

  Characteristics of living things  
  Levels of organisation  
  The cell  

 

Chapter 2. Animal physiology

  The chemistry of life  
  Carbohydrates  
  Lipids and proteins  
  The human digestive system 
  Digestion and absorption  
  Alcohol 
  Basics of respiration 
  The human breathing system  
  Experiments on human respiration  
  The mechanics of breathing  
  Smoking  
  The heart
  Blood vessels  
  Circulatory system  
  The blood
  Lymphatic system and defence against infection  
  Cardiovascular diseases
  Excretory organs
  Kidneys
  The liver  
  The skin  

 

Chapter 3. Plant physiology

  Photosynthesis  
  Experiments on photosynthesis  
  Respiration and fermentation  
  Transport in plants  

 

Chapter 4. Ecology

  Example of an ecosystem (Coral reef)  
  30.biot-abiot.pdf  
  Trophic relationships  
  Food chains and webs  
  Coral reef food web
  The carbon cycle
  Air use  
  Air pollution  
  Soil use (agriculture)  
  Other human activities and the soil  
  Water use  
  Water pollution  
  Recycling   

 

Chapter 5. Nervous and endocrine systems

  The human nervous system  
  Neurones and nerves
  Spinal cord and reflexes
  The endocrine system 

 

Chapter 6. Reproduction

  Mitosis  
  Functions of mitosis  
  Chromosomes and genes  
  DNA structure and replication  
  The principle of sexual reproduction  
  Meiosis  
  Human female reproductive system  
  Human male reproductive system  
  Gametogenesis 
  Human menstrual cycle
  Human male reproductive cycle
  Development at puberty  
  Human sexual intercourse
  Fertilisation
  Prenatal development  
  Contraception
  Sexually-transmitted disease s  

 

Chapter 7. Genetics

  Monohybrid crosses
  Dihybrid crosses  
  Test crosses
  Sex-linked (X-linked) characteristics
  Family trees
  Blood groups 1 (ABO and rhesus)  
  Blood groups 2 (ABO and transfusions)
  Hereditary diseases