Concepts in Biology
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Concepts in Biology is designed to help learners build a robust conceptual framework for understanding life and biological organization across levels of complexity. Organized around the Vision and Change framework (AAAS, 2011), the text covers the core biological concepts of Transformations of Energy and Matter, Information Flow, Evolution, Structure-Function and Systems. Students are guided to approach each concept at the cellular and molecular, organismal, and ecological levels of biological scale. This book emphasizes the interconnectedness of biological systems and the processes that drive life. Interactive questions are embedded throughout to engage students in the learning process and give them personalized and immediate feedback on their understanding. Using this book equips introductory college students with critical thinking and scientific literacy skills that serve as a foundation to their development as life scientists and informed citizens.
Publication Date
2026
Peer Review Status
Peer-reviewed
Publisher
Loyola Marymount University
Funder
The contents of this book were developed under a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. For more information about OER for Social Justice, visit our project website.
Keywords
Concepts in Biology, Introductory Biology, Biological Principles, Cell Structure and Function, Genetics, Evolution, Natural Selection, Metabolism, Energy Flow, Ecology, Biodiversity, Physiology, Organ Systems, Scientific Literacy, Life Sciences, Undergraduate Biology, Pressbooks, Open Textbook
Disciplines
Biology | Life Sciences
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Sabatier, Christelle; McCully, Michelle; Hart, Dawn; and Dahlhoff, Elizabeth, "Concepts in Biology" (2026). Open Educational Resources for Social Justice Projects. 5.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/oerfsj-projects/5
