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BIOL 22: Animal Biology
This customized open textbook was compiled and organized by Amy Fetters for BIOL 22: Animal Biology at College of the Sequoias. It uses selected and reorganized content from the openly licensed OpenStax Biology 2e and Concepts of Biology textbooks. Topics include cellular processes, genetics, animal development, evolution, classification, animal diversity, ecology, and conservation, selected to align with the course content and learning outcomes.
- Author
- Amy Fetters
- Publisher
- College of the Sequoias
- Source
- LibreTexts
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 70 sections
- 01: Biology the Process of Science
- 1.01: The Study of Life
- 1.02: The Process of Science
- 02: Animal Cells Cellular Processes
- 2.01: How Cells Are Studied
- 2.02: Eukaryotic Cells
- 2.03: The Cell Membrane
- 2.04: Passive Transport
- 2.05: Active Transport
- 03: Cellular Energy Metabolism
- 3.01: Energy and Metabolism
- 3.02: Glycolysis
- 3.03: Cellular Respiration and ATP Production
- 3.04: Fermentation
- 04: Cell Division Genetics
- 4.01: Chromosomes the Genome
- 4.02: The Cell Cycle Mitosis
- 4.03: Sexual Reproduction
- 4.04: Meiosis
- 4.05: Mendelian Genetics
- 4.06: Patterns of Inheritance
- 05: Animal Body Plans Reproduction Development
- 5.01: Animal Body Plans and Tissues
- 5.02: Animal Reproduction
- 5.03: Animal Development and Organogenesis
- 06: Animal Homeostasis
- 6.01: Homeostasis Osmoregulation
- 07: Evolution Natural Selection
- 7.01: Discovering How Populations Change
- 7.02: Mechanisms of Evolution
- 7.03: Evidence of Evolution
- 7.04: Speciation
- 7.05: Common Misconceptions about Evolution
- 08: Taxonomy Systematics Phylogeny
- 8.01: Taxonomy Classification
- 8.02: Determining Evolutionary Relationships
- 8.03: Features Used to Classify Animals
- 8.04: Animal Phylogeny
- 09: Sponges
- 9.01: Sponge Structure and Diversity
- 10: Cnidarians
- 10.01: Cnidarian Structure and Diversity
- 11: Flatworms Rotifers Nematodes
- 11.01: Flatworm and Rotifer Structure and Diversity
- 11.02: Nematode Structure and Diversity
- 12: Mollusks Annelids
- 12.01: Mollusk and Annelid Structure and Diversity
- 13: Arthropods
- 13.01: Arthropod Structure and Diversity
- 14: Echinoderms
- 14.01: Echinoderm Structure and Diversity
- 15: Chordates Vertebrate Origins
- 15.01: Chordate Structure and Diversity
- 16: Fishes
- 16.01: Fish Structure and Diversity
- 17: Amphibians Reptiles
- 17.01: Amphibian Structure and Diversity
- 17.02: Reptile Structure and Diversity
- 18: Birds Mammals
- 18.01: Bird Structure and Diversity
- 18.02: Mammal Structure and Diversity
- 18.03: The Evolution of Primates
- 19: Animal Ecology Conservation
- 19.01: Population Ecology
- 19.02: Population Growth and Regulation
- 19.03: Community Ecology
- 19.04: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
- 19.05: Importance of Biodiversity
- 19.06: Threats to Biodiversity
- 19.07: Preserving Biodiversity