What you'll be able to do
- Describe cell structure and transport across membranes
- Explain respiration and photosynthesis
- Understand DNA, cell division and heredity
About this course
CrashCourse's original biology series with Hank Green. Episodes begin with carbon, water and biological molecules, then cover eukaryotic and animal cells, membranes and transport, ATP and respiration, photosynthesis, DNA structure and replication, mitosis and meiosis, heredity, natural selection and evolution, and continue towards ecology and classification. It suits matric and FSc students who want an engaging overview or revision of school biology. For a university-level treatment, take MIT 7.016 Introductory Biology next.
Before you start: None
Syllabus
Lessons listed from the official YouTube playlist. Full playlist on YouTube
- 1Carbon... SO SIMPLE: Crash Course Biology #1
- 2Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology #2
- 3Biological Molecules - You Are What You Eat: Crash Course Biology #3
- 4Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells: Crash Course Biology #4
- 5In Da Club - Membranes & Transport: Crash Course Biology #5
- 6Plant Cells: Crash Course Biology #6
- 7ATP & Respiration: Crash Course Biology #7
- 8Photosynthesis: Crash Course Biology #8
- 9Heredity: Crash Course Biology #9
- 10DNA Structure and Replication: Crash Course Biology #10
- 11DNA, Hot Pockets, & The Longest Word Ever: Crash Course Biology #11
- 12Mitosis: Splitting Up is Complicated - Crash Course Biology #12
- 13Meiosis: Where the Sex Starts - Crash Course Biology #13
- 14Natural Selection - Crash Course Biology #14
What to take next
Videos by CrashCourse, played from their official YouTube channel. Subscribe on YouTube
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Lessons listed from the official YouTube playlist. Full playlist on YouTube
Lessons last checked Oct 2026. Course summary and lesson structure by Sabaq.
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