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BIOL 1407/1409

This guide is for students taking BIOL 1407 or 1409. The resources listed here will help you understand biological concepts and find success in your class.

Print Study Guides

The print books listed below may help with learning biology concepts. If a book you want is not available at your campus, you can request it through the request option in the library catalog. Use the arrows to scroll through these recommended books, and click on the book cover for more information.

For more assistance with finding books, please visit the Books & More page of the Biology Overview or Ask a Librarian

500 College Biology Questions: Ace Your College Exams book cover

500 College Biology Questions: Ace Your College Exams covers all the essential topics with 500 questions and detailed answer explanations.

Anatomy 101 book cover

Anatomy 101 covers every aspect of anatomical development and physiology. Each chapter details the different parts of the human body, how systems are formed, and disorders that could disrupt bodily functions.

Anatomy and Physiology for Dummies book cover

Anatomy & Physiology For Dummies combines anatomical terminology and function so you'll learn not only names and terms but also gain an understanding of how the human body works. This book provides a fun, easy way to get a handle on the basics of anatomy and physiology.

Biology for Dummies book cover

Written in plain English and packed with dozens of enlightening illustrations, Biology for Dummies covers the most recent developments and discoveries in evolutionary, reproductive, and ecological biology.

The Cartoon Guide to Biology book cover

The Cartoon Guide to Biology uses simple, clear, humorous illustrations to make biology's most complex concepts understandable and entertaining.

CliffsNotes Biology Quick Review book cover

CliffsNotes Biology Quick Review, Second Edition, provides a clear, concise, easy-to-use review of biology basics, making it perfect for high school and college students, or anyone wanting to brush up on biology knowledge.

The Ecology Book book cover

Using a bold, graphic-led approach, The Ecology Book explores and explains more than 85 of the key ideas, movements, and acts that have defined ecology and ecological thought. 

The Everything Guide to Anatomy and Physiology book cover

The Everything Guide to Anatomy and Physiology is a plain-English guide to the human body and how it works. Professor Kevin Langford walks you through all the structures of the body, from cells to organs to systems and how they interact.

Great Ways to Learn Anatomy and Physiology book cover

In Great Ways to Learn Anatomy and Physiology, complex processes are brought to life with imaginative diagrams and storylines to aid understanding and support students with memory, dyslexic, or mathematical difficulties.

How the Body Works book cover

How the Body Works takes you on the ultimate anatomical adventure around your own body, revealing how little you know about yourself in mind-blowing depth and detail.

The Human Body in Minutes book cover

The Human Body in Minutes is a concise, illuminating guide that takes us on a comprehensive tour of our bodies, explaining how they work and why they work that way.

Painless Biology book cover

Barron's Painless Biology provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format. Painless tips, common pitfalls, and informative sidebars plus quizzes and answers throughout each chapter to test your progress.

Schaum's Outline of Biology book cover

Schaum's Outline of Biology includes more than 850 fully solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills.

Survival Guide for Anatomy and Physiology book cover

Starting with some basic study skills, Survival Guide for Anatomy and Physiology helps you identify and understand common structures and functions of the body using tools such as anatomical maps, functional diagrams, summary tables, analogies, and other learning aids. Mnemonic devices and memorable analogies help you remember A&P concepts with ease.

Why Ecology Matters book cover

Highlighting key principles in ecology--from species extinction to the sun's role in powering ecosystems--each chapter of Why Ecology Matters introduces a general question, illustrates that question with real-world examples, and links it to pressing ecological issues in which humans play a central role.

Check Out a Print Book from TCC

The TCC Libraries have many biology books on the shelves ready for you to check out with your TCC ID card. You can also have books from other TCC campuses sent to your home campus for free. Follow the directions below to search for more books.

To Find Print Books in the TCC Library:

  1. Begin on the Library homepage at https://library.tccd.edu/
  2. Scroll down to the box on the left that says TCC Catalog
  3. Select the "In the Library" box
  4. Select your home campus or leave the selection as Any Campus
  5. Type what you want to find in the search box, such as "ecology" and click the Search button
  6. Check the location of your chosen book, and use the call number (Ex: QH541 .K677 2016) to find it on the shelf

 If the book is not available at your campus, follow the directions below to have the book sent to your campus for free:

  1. Find a book you want and click the "Sign in" link
  2. Click the Request link
  3. Select the campus you want to send the book to
  4. Click the Send Request link
  5. When the book arrives at your chosen campus, you will receive an email in your myTCC email account