TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fowler,Samantha
AU  - Roush,Rebecca
AU  - Wise,James
ED  - Open Textbook Library
TI  - Concepts of Biology
T2  - Open textbook library
SN  - 9781947172036
AV  - QH301 
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
PB  - Open Textbook Library
KW  - Science
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - Biology
N1  - Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Biology -- Chapter 2: Chemistry of Life -- Chapter 3: Cell Structure and Function -- Chapter 4: How Cells Obtain Energy -- Chapter 5: Photosynthesis -- Chapter 6: Reproduction at the Cellular Level -- Chapter 7: The Cellular Basis of Inheritance -- Chapter 8: Patterns of Inheritance -- Chapter 9: Molecular Biology -- Chapter 10: Biotechnology -- Chapter 11: Evolution and Its Processes -- Chapter 12: Diversity of Life -- Chapter 13: Diversity of Microbes, Fungi, and Protists -- Chapter 14: Diversity of Plants -- Chapter 15: Diversity of Animals -- Chapter 16: The Body’s Systems -- Chapter 17: The Immune System and Disease -- Chapter 18: Animal Reproduction and Development -- Chapter 19: Population and Community Ecology -- Chapter 20: Ecosystems and the Biosphere -- Chapter 21: Conservation and Biodiversity -- Appendix A: The Periodic Table of Elements -- Appendix B: Geological Time -- Appendix C: Measurements and the Metric System -- Index
N2  - Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements. The text includes interesting applications and conveys the major themes of biology, with content that is meaningful and easy to understand. The book is designed to demonstrate biology concepts and to promote scientific literacy
UR  - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/168
ER  -