Versioning History
NSCC Edition
Chapters from two open textbooks were used to create the NSCC edition:
Molnar, C., & Gair, J. (2015). Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition. BCcampus. https://opentextbc.ca/biology/ CC BY 4.0 Licence.
Clark, M. A., Choi, J. & Douglas, M. ( 2018). OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e. https://opentextbc.ca/biology2eopenstax/ CC BY 4.0 Licence.
See table below for a adoption breakdown.
| NSCC Edition Chapter | Textbook | Chapter Copied |
| PART I | ||
| Ch. 1 Intro to Biology | Concepts of Biology: 1st Canadian Edition | Ch. 1 Intro to Biology |
| Ch. 2 Chemistry of Life | Concepts of Biology: 1st Canadian Edition | Ch. 2 Chemistry of Life |
| Ch. 3 Cell Structure/Function | Concepts of Biology: 1st Canadian Edition | Ch. 3 Cell Structure/Function |
| Ch. 4 How Cells Obtain Energy | Concepts of Biology: 1st Canadian Edition | Ch. 4 How Cells Obtain Energy |
| Ch. 5 Reproduction Cellular Level | Concepts of Biology: 1st Canadian Edition | Ch. 6 Reproduction Cellular Level |
| Ch. 6 Cellular Basis of Inheritance | Concepts of Biology: 1st Canadian Edition | Ch. 7 Cellular Basis of Inheritance |
| Ch. 7 Patterns of Inheritance | Concepts of Biology: 1st Canadian Edition | Ch. 8 Patterns of Inheritance |
| Ch. 8 Molecular Bio | Concepts of Biology: 1st Canadian Edition | Ch. 9 Molecular Bio |
| PART II | ||
| Ch. 9 Evolution | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 18 – Evolution |
| Ch. 10 Form and Function | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 33 Form and Function |
| Ch. 11 Excretion | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch 41. Excretion |
| Ch. 12 Digestion | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 34 Digestive System |
| Ch. 13 Circulation | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 40 Circulatory System |
| Ch. 14 Respiration | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 39 Respiratory system |
| Ch. 15 Immune system | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 42 Immune system |
| Ch. 16 Nervous system | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 35 Nervous System |
| Ch. 17 Sensory | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 36 Sensory Systems |
| Ch. 18 Musculoskeletal | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 38 Musculoskeletal system |
| Ch. 19 Endocrine | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 37 Endocrine system |
| Ch. 20 Reproductive system | OpenStax Concepts of Biology 2e | Ch. 43 Reproductive |
NSCC Part II Changes 2022
- Update Image figure numbers and add image description [image descriptions imported above the image]
- Removeddead links
- Removed sections 9.3 and 9.4(do not align with course outcomes)
- Removed part of section 11.2 on “Osmolality” and any references to osmolality (does not align with outcomes)
- Removed section 11.3 – Excretion Systems and renumbered subsequent sections
- Converted Review Questions to H5P content
- Changed formatting of review questions and glossary to make consistent with textbook style
- Added Youtube videos
- Added shaded boxes to
- Visual connections
- Link to Learning
