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Biology
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Biology is designed for multi-semester biology courses for science majors. It is grounded on an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand. To meet the needs of today’s instructors and students, some content has been strategically condensed while maintaining the overall scope and coverage of traditional texts for this course. Instructors can customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom. Biology also includes an innovative art program that incorporates critical thinking and clicker questions to help students understand—and apply—key concepts.

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Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
Rice University
Provider Set:
OpenStax College
Date Added:
02/21/2020
Biology, Evolutionary Processes, Evolution and the Origin of Species, Understanding Evolution
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By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe how the present-day theory of evolution was developedDefine adaptationExplain convergent and divergent evolutionDescribe homologous and vestigial structuresDiscuss misconceptions about the theory of evolution

Subject:
Applied Science
Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Module
Author:
Mindy Boland
Date Added:
02/21/2020
USask Open Textbook Authoring Guide Ver.1.0:  A Guide to Authoring & Adapting Open Textbooks at the University of Saskatchewan
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This book is a practical guide to adapting or creating open textbooks using the PressBooks platform. It is continually evolving as new information, practices and processes are developed. The primary audience for this book are faculty and post-secondary instructors in Saskatchewan, Canada who are developing, adapting or adopting open textbooks at the University of Saskatchewan. However, there may be content within this book that is useful to others working on similar Open Educational Resource initiatives.

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
University of Saskatchewan
Author:
University of Saskatchewan Distance Education Unit (DEU)
Date Added:
06/28/2023