Attributions & Acknowledgements

Except where otherwise noted, the content in this Pressbooks was compiled and adapted by Allison Muir, Tacoma Community College, licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Original content created by Allison Muir includes:

  • Cover image: The cover image collage was created by Allison Muir using images of plans and vegetables from her garden, a picture of an owl taken by her sister-in-law Stephanie Muir, and  “Male cougar in a tree” by YellowstoneNPS is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
  • Chapter 1, introduciton: I adapted language from: Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity by Erica Kosal Copyright © 2023  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and added my own ideas to create this page. I highlighted scientests who represent diverse social identities with the hope that students will see their own identities reflected in the content.
  • Chapter 1, section 1.6 Ethics, Multiple Lenses and the Importance of Social Justice in Science: I compiled the information found on this page from multiple sources.

Content adapted by Allison Muir includes:

  • Biology and the Citizen (2023) by Colleen Jones and Elisa Taylor Copyright © 2022 by Utah State University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
    • I chose to use Biology and the Citizen, by Colleen Jones and Elisa Taylor, as the foundational text because the organization of information aligned with the course outcomes developed by TCC ABE faculty in collaboration with TCC Biology faculty. Chapters 3-9 are adapted from this book. Parts of chapter 1 and 2 are also adapted from this book. Since this course is designed for an adult high school completion class, I adapted the original text by reorganizing and adding information as needed to provide appropriate support and to foster the development of scientific literacy skills.
    • The authors noted in their preface that adaptations to the original textbook Concepts of Biology by OpenStax College include:
  • Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity by Erica Kosal Copyright © 2023  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
    • Several sections of chapter 1 use language from Erica Kosal’s text, especially related to defining scientific inquiry and the differences between science, pseudoscience, and junk science.
  • Mt Hood Community College Biology 101 by Lisa Bartee and Christine Anderson Copyright © 2016 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
    • I used Lisa Bartee’s and Christine Anderson’s book to create sections 1.2-1.5. These sections focus on specific literacy skills used in the sciences.
  • Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition  by Charles Molnar and Jane Gair Copyright © 2015 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
    • Much of the biology content in the books above is attributed to this book, and I also referenced and used it as needed to support my adaption of the information.
  • All of the above sources are adaptions of Concepts of Biology, an OpenStax College resource. OpenStax College is a non-profit organization committed to improving student access to quality learning materials. Their free textbooks are developed and peer-reviewed by educators to ensure they are readable, accurate, and meet the scope and sequence requirements of today’s college courses. Unlike traditional textbooks, OpenStax College resources live online and are owned by the community of educators using them. Through our partnerships with companies and foundations committed to reducing costs for students, OpenStax College is working to improve access to higher education for all. OpenStax College is an initiative of Rice University and is made possible through the generous support of several philanthropic foundations.

    OpenStax College learning resources are designed to be customized for each course. Our textbooks provide a solid foundation on which instructors can build, and our resources are conceived and written with flexibility in mind. Instructors can select the sections most relevant to their curricula and create a textbook that speaks directly to the needs of their classes and student body. To broaden access and encourage community curation, Concepts of Biology is “open source” licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. 

    Concepts of Biology would not be possible if not for the tremendous contributions of the authors and community reviewing team

    Senior Contributors

    • Samantha Fowler, Clayton State University
    • Rebecca Roush, Sandhills Community College
    • James Wise, Hampton University

    Faculty Contributors and Reviewers

    • Mark Belk, Brigham Young University
    • Lisa Boggs, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
    • Sherryl Broverman, Duke University
    • David Byres, Florida State College at Jacksonville
    • Aaron Cassill, The University of Texas at San Antonio
    • Karen Champ, College of Central Florida
    • Sue Chaplin, University of St. Thomas
    • Diane Day, Clayton State University
    • Jean DeSaix, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • David Hunnicutt, St. Norbert College
    • Barbara Kuehner, Hawaii Community College
    • Brenda Leady, University of Toledo
    • Bernie Marcus, Genesee Community College
    • Flora Mhlanga, Lipscomb University
    • Madeline Mignone, Dominican College
    • Elizabeth Nash, Long Beach City College
    • Mark Newton, San Jose City College
    • Diana Oliveras, University of Colorado Boulder
    • Ann Paterson, Williams Baptist College
    • Joel Piperberg, Millersville University
    • Nick Reeves, Mt. San Jacinto College
    • Ann Reisenauer, San Jose State University
    • Lynn Rumfelt, Gordon College
    • Michael Rutledge, Middle Tennessee State University
    • Edward Saiff, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    • Brian Shmaefsky, Kingwood College
    • Gary Shultz, Marshall University
    • Donald Slish, SUNY Plattsburgh
    • Anh-Hue Tu, Georgia Southwestern State University
    • Elena Zoubina, Bridgewater State University

Acknowledgments for significant external sources used in this project:

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