Biology

- used at CCAC - includes homework system - includes assessments - includes slides - includes lab manual

Textbooks

OpenStax Course Materials for Biology
OpenStax is part of Rice University and has adapted and updated the best practices of traditional publishing to create and deliver free, high-quality, peer-reviewed textbooks. Free OpenStax resources include electronic textbooks, nonautomated assignments and assessment banks, Blackboard packages, PowerPoint slides and more. Low cost instructor resources from OpenStax Technology Partners, such as WebAssign, include automated homework and assessment systems, virtual labs and other learning resources.
Concepts of Biology
Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements. Free OpenStax resources include an electronic textbook, test/quiz banks, PowerPoint slides, a Blackboard package, and more. Low cost instructor resources from OpenStax Technology partners include automated homework and assessment systems. Consider for BIO 100.
OpenStax Biology 2e @CCAC
Biology is 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. Free OpenStax resources include an electronic textbook, test/quiz banks, PowerPoint slides, a Blackboard package, and more. Low cost instructor resources from OpenStax Technology partners include automated homework and assessment systems. Used in BIO 110.
OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. The book is organized by body system and covers standard scope and sequence requirements. Free OpenStax resources include an electronic textbook, a lab manual, test/quiz banks, PowerPoint slides, a Blackboard package, and more. Low cost instructor resources from OpenStax Technology partners include automated homework and assessment systems. Used in BIO 161 & 162.
OpenStax Microbiology
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. Free OpenStax resources include an electronic textbook, a lab manual, test/quiz banks, PowerPoint slides, a Blackboard package, and more. Low cost instructor resources from OpenStax Technology partners include automated homework and assessment systems. Used in BIO 175.
Lumen Waymaker Coure Materials for Biology
Free Lumen Learning resources include high quality, openly licensed electronic textbooks, nonautomated assigments and test/quiz banks, instructor slide decks, and more. Low cost Waymaker packages cost less than $40 per student and include the free Lumen Learning resources, automated assignments and assessments, online problem sets, interactive learning activities, and tools to improve faculty-student connections. To arrange a Blackboard download and receive an ISBN to enter into Follett Discover, see a CCAC librarian or contact lumenlearning.com. Students purchase an access code through the Bookstore Information link in the CCAC Course Catalog or the CCAC Online Bookstore. Courses available: Biology for Non-Majors I & II, Biology for Majors I & II.

Biology (Kimball)
The classic introductory biology textbook by John W. Kimball.
Lumen Biology for Majors I
This gateway biology course provides a strong foundation in the principles of biology for students majoring in a natural science, or the medical and healthcare fields. It is the first of a two-course sequence. Primary topics include biochemistry, cell structure and function, genetics, heredity, evolution, and modern applications of biology. Ancillaries include qiozzes, Powerpoint slides and assignments.
Lumen Biology for Majors II
This gateway biology course provides a strong foundation in the principles of biology for students majoring in a natural science, or the medical and healthcare fields. It is the second of a two-course sequence. Primary topics include the history of life, body systems, and ecology. The course incorporates flashcard practice sets to aid students as they learn relevant vocabulary. Ancillaries include qiozzes, Powerpoint slides and assignments.
Basic Cell and Molecular Biology (Bergtrom)
This text remains focused on experimental support for what we know about cell and molecular biology, and on showing students the relationship of cell structure and function. Rather than trying to be a comprehensive reference book, this text selectively details investigative questions, methods and experiments that lead to our understanding of cell biology. This focus is nowhere more obvious than in the chapter learning objectives and in external links to supplementary material.
Environmental Biology
Environmental Biology enables students to develop a nuanced understanding of today’s most pressing environmental issues.

Curated Lists:

LibreTexts Bookshelf - Anatomy & Physiology Textbooks
LibreTexts Bookshelves contain texts that are curated by the LibreTexts Development team.
ATD Biology Textbooks
Achieving the Dream’s curated collection of Biology textbooks includes Biology I & II, Fundamentals of Biology 1 & II, Human Anatomy & Physiology I and more. Under Discipline, select Biology. .
ASCCC OERI Biology Resources
The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) OER Initiative (OERI) Discipline Leads provide this curated lists of resources in these subject areas: Human Anatomy with Lab, Human Physiology with Lab, Biology Sequence for Majors, Botany/Plant Diversity and Ecology, Cell and Molecular Biology, General Biology, Human Biology, Microbiology and more.

Additional Materials

Anatomy TV: 3D Atlas/Anatomy & Physiology
Manipulate highly detailed 3D anatomical models that have many interactive functions; rotate and tip the models; add or remove layers of anatomy from bone to skin. View narrated animations, and a comprehensive atlas of micro-anatomy, histology and dissection images.
WISC Online - Biology Resources
Videos and other learning objects for Biology.