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Life in Its Biological Environment

Florida State College

Achieving the Dream 2021

This text is an introduction to life as it exists in biological environments.

Inanimate Life

George M. Briggs

Milne 2021

An open textbook covering a very traditional biological topic, botany, in a non-traditional way.

CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything

Melanie M. Cooper, Michael W. Klymkowsky

Michigan State Univ. 2021

Intended to provide an in-depth introduction to the key ideas in chemistry. We have designed the book to show how these ideas are developed from simple to complex systems and how they relate to each other.

The Science of Plants

Alan Smith, Emily Hoover, et al

Univ. of Minnesota 2022

An approachable guide to the fundamentals of plant science. Created for horticulture students, gardeners, science teachers, and anyone interested in understanding plants and how they grow.

Genetics, Agriculture, and Biotechnology

Donald Lee, Walter Suza

Iowa State Univ. 2021

Provides an introduction to plant genetics and biotechnology for the advancement of agriculture. A clear and structured introduction to the topic for learners new to the field of genetics, the book includes: an introduction to the life cycle of the cell, DNA and how it relates to genes and chromosomes, DNA analysis, recombinant DNA, biotechnology, and transmission genetics.

Anatomy and Physiology

Brandon Poe, Kean H. Kruse, et al

OpenStax 2013

A dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors.

Microbiology

Anh-Hue Thi Tu, Ann Auman, et al

OpenStax 2016

Covers the scope and sequence requirements for a single-semester microbiology course for non-majors. The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for careers in allied health.

Anatomy and Physiology of Animals

Ruth Lawson

Wikibooks 2016

Veterinary nurses need to have a firm grasp of the normal structure of an animal’s body and how it functions before they can understand the effect diseases and injuries have and the best ways to treat them. This book describes the structure of the animal body and the way in which it works.

Biology 2e

Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark, Matthew Douglas

OpenStax 2019

Designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens.

Concepts of Biology

James Wise, Rebecca Roush, Samantha Fowler

OpenStax 2013

Designed for the introductory biology course for nonmajors taught at most two- and four-year colleges.

Chemistry: Atoms First 2e

Allison Soult, Andrew Eklund, et al

OpenStax 2014

An adaptation of the OpenStax Chemistry text and covers scope and sequence requirements of the two-semester general chemistry course. Reordered to fit an atoms first approach, this title introduces atomic and molecular structure much earlier than the traditional approach, delaying the introduction of more abstract material so students have time to acclimate to the study of chemistry.

Environmental Biology

Fisher, Matthew R.

Open Oregon Educational Resources 2018

This open textbook covers the most salient environmental issues, from a biological perspective. The text is designed for an introductory-level college science course. Topics include the fundamentals of ecology, biodiversity, pollution, climate change, food production, and human population growth.

Fundamentals of Biology II

College of the Redwoods and Northern Virginia Community College

Achieving the Dream 2021

An introduction to biology intended for non-science majors. Focus areas include chemical foundations, cell structure and division, genetics, and evolution.

Biology for AP® Courses

John Eggebrecht, Julianne Zedalis

OpenStax 2021

Covers the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester Advanced Placement® biology course.

Biology for High School

CK-12

CK-12 2019

High school biology book pdf free download.

Microbiology

Parker, Nina

OpenStax CNX 2016

Microbiology covers the scope and sequence requirements for a single-semester microbiology course for non-majors. The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for careers in allied health.

Principles of Biology: Biology 211, 212, and 213

Catherine Creech, Lisa Bartee, Walter Shriner

OpenOregon 2021

Introduces biology as a scientific discipline for students planning to major in biology and other science disciplines. Laboratories and classroom activities introduce techniques used to study biological processes and provide opportunities for students to develop their ability to conduct research.

General Microbiology

Bruslind, Linda

Oregon State University 2020

Open Access Textbook. What is microbiology? If we break the word down it translates to “the study of small life,” where the small life refers to microorganisms or microbes. But who are the microbes? And how small are they? Generally microbes can be divided in to two categories: the cellular microbes (or organisms) and the acellular microbes (or agents). In this textbook the focus will be on the bacteria and archaea (traditionally known as the “prokaryotes,”) and the viruses and other acellular agents.

Plant Anatomy and Physiology

Sean Bellairs

CDU Pressbooks System 2021

This book was created to support teaching of an introductory unit on plant environmental physiology. It makes use of various images of cells and tissues to introduce and illustrate the range of plant organelles, cells, tissues and organs.