| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, color |
| Current Frequency |
Updated irregularly. |
| Description |
text file |
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PDF 22.91 MB |
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PDF 116.93 MB |
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HTML |
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EPUB 129 MB |
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DAISY 3.0 |
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BRF |
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iBooks |
| Publication Date |
Original version (CB-1-002-DW) released in April 2013. |
| Description |
Open educational resources |
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Textbooks |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to biology -- Chemistry of life -- Cell structure and function -- How cells obtain energy -- Photosynthesis -- Reproduction at the cellular level -- The cellular basis of inheritance -- Patterns of inheritance -- Molecular biology -- Biotechnology -- Evolution and its processes -- Diversity of life -- Diversity of microbes, fungi, and protists -- Diversity of plants -- Diversity of animals -- The body's systems -- The immune system and disease -- Animal reproduction and management -- Population and community ecology -- Ecosystems and the biosphere -- Conservation and biodiversity. |
| Note |
Resource simultaneously available in high- and low-resolution PDF files, direct-access HTML version, EPUB format, DAISY 3.0 text with images, DAISY 3.0 text without images, BRF (Braille Refreshable Format), and iBooks format. |
| Summary |
"Concepts of Biology is designed for the single-semester introduction to biology course for non-science majors, which for many students is their only college-level science course."--Page 5. |
| Local Note |
Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Textbooks |
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Open Textbook Library |
| Access |
Unrestricted online access |
| Terms Of Use |
Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Subject |
Biology -- Textbooks.
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Biology. |
| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| Indexed Term |
OER. |
| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Open educational resources.
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Electronic textbooks.
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| Added Author |
Roush, Rebecca, author.
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Wise, James, 1957- author.
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OpenStax College, issuing body.
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Open Textbook Library, distributor.
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OpenStax (Nonprofit organization), publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Concepts of biology. Houston, Texas : OpenStax College, Rice University, [2013] (OCoLC)867559709 |
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Print version: Fowler, Samantha. Concepts of biology. Houston, Texas : Openstax, Rice University, [2016] 9781938168116 1938168119 (OCoLC)982382381 |
| ISBN |
9781947172036 (digital) |
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1947172034 (digital) |
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9781938168116 (print) |
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1938168119 (print) |
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