Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Majors Biology (1-Term Access)
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Powerful biology assessments in an intuitive and easy to use platform
Macmillan’s new online learning tool, Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Biology, combines Macmillan’s powerful assessment library with the most popular open education textbook for biology. Achieve Essentials provides students with the formative and summative assessments they need to succeed at a low cost.Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Biology offers 2000 questions that test a range of skills and topics in the Majors Biology course. Each question includes hints, wrong answer specific feedback that targets students misconceptions, and fully-worked out solutions to reinforce the concepts.
Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Biology can be paired with a OpenStax, or any majors biology textbook. Instructors can save time with grading while maintaining flexibility with our custom question authoring tool and intuitive course management features.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 2 The Chemical Foundation of Life
Chapter 3 Biological Macromolecules
Chapter 4 Cell Structure
Chapter 5 Structure and Function of Plasma Membranes
Chapter 6 Metabolism
Chapter 7 Cellular Respiration
Chapter 8 Photosynthesis
Chapter 9 Cell Communication
Chapter 10 Cell Reproduction
Chapter 11 Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Chapter 12 Mendels Experiments and Heredity
Chapter 13 Modern Understandings of Inheritance
Chapter 14 DNA Structure and Function
Chapter 15 Genes and Proteins
Chapter 16 Gene Expression
Chapter 17 Biotechnology and Genomics
Chapter 18 Evolution and the Origin of Species
Chapter 19 The Evolution of Populations
Chapter 20 Phylogenies and the History of Life
Chapter 21 Viruses
Chapter 22 Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea
Chapter 23 Protists
Chapter 24 Fungi
Chapter 25 Seedless Plants
IChapter 26 Seed Plants
Chapter 27 Introduction to Animal Diversity
Chapter 28 Invertebrates
Chapter 29 Vertebrates
Chapter 30 Plant Form and Physiology
Chapter 31 Soil and Plant Nutrition
Chapter 32 Plant Reproduction
Chapter 33 The Animal Body: Basic Form and Function
Chapter 34 Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System
Chapter 35 The Nervous System
Chapter 36 Sensory Systems
Chapter 37 The Endocrine System
Chapter 38 The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 39 The Respiratory System
Chapter 40 The Circulatory System
Chapter 41 Osmotic Regulation and Excretion
Chapter 42 The Immune System
Chapter 43 Animal Reproduction and Development
Chapter 44 Ecology and the Biosphere
Chapter 45 Population and Community Ecology
Chapter 46 Ecosystems
Chapter 47 Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
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Macmillan Learning
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 The Chemical Foundation of Life
Chapter 3 Biological Macromolecules
Chapter 4 Cell Structure
Chapter 5 Structure and Function of Plasma Membranes
Chapter 6 Metabolism
Chapter 7 Cellular Respiration
Chapter 8 Photosynthesis
Chapter 9 Cell Communication
Chapter 10 Cell Reproduction
Chapter 11 Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Chapter 12 Mendels Experiments and Heredity
Chapter 13 Modern Understandings of Inheritance
Chapter 14 DNA Structure and Function
Chapter 15 Genes and Proteins
Chapter 16 Gene Expression
Chapter 17 Biotechnology and Genomics
Chapter 18 Evolution and the Origin of Species
Chapter 19 The Evolution of Populations
Chapter 20 Phylogenies and the History of Life
Chapter 21 Viruses
Chapter 22 Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea
Chapter 23 Protists
Chapter 24 Fungi
Chapter 25 Seedless Plants
IChapter 26 Seed Plants
Chapter 27 Introduction to Animal Diversity
Chapter 28 Invertebrates
Chapter 29 Vertebrates
Chapter 30 Plant Form and Physiology
Chapter 31 Soil and Plant Nutrition
Chapter 32 Plant Reproduction
Chapter 33 The Animal Body: Basic Form and Function
Chapter 34 Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System
Chapter 35 The Nervous System
Chapter 36 Sensory Systems
Chapter 37 The Endocrine System
Chapter 38 The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 39 The Respiratory System
Chapter 40 The Circulatory System
Chapter 41 Osmotic Regulation and Excretion
Chapter 42 The Immune System
Chapter 43 Animal Reproduction and Development
Chapter 44 Ecology and the Biosphere
Chapter 45 Population and Community Ecology
Chapter 46 Ecosystems
Chapter 47 Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
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Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
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Are you a campus bookstore looking for ordering information?
MPS Order Search Tool (MOST) is a web-based purchase order tracking program that allows customers to view and track their purchases. No registration or special codes needed! Just enter your BILL-TO ACCT # and your ZIP CODE to track orders.
Canadian Stores: Please use only the first five digits/letters in your zip code on MOST.
Visit MOST, our online ordering system for booksellers: https://tracking.mpsvirginia.com/Login.aspx
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Our courses currently integrate with Canvas, Blackboard (Learn and Ultra), Brightspace, D2L, and Moodle. Click on the support documentation below to find out more details about the integration with each LMS.
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If you’re a verified instructor, you can request a free sample of our courseware, e-book, or print textbook to consider for use in your courses. Only registered and verified instructors can receive free print and digital samples, and they should not be sold to bookstores or book resellers. If you don't yet have an existing account with Macmillan Learning, it can take up to two business days to verify your status as an instructor. You can request a free sample from the right side of this product page by clicking on the "Request Instructor Sample" button or by contacting your rep. Learn more.
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Sometimes also referred to as a spiral-bound or binder-ready textbook, loose-leaf textbooks are available to purchase. This three-hole punched, unbound version of the book costs less than a hardcover or paperback book.
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Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Most Achieve Essentials courses do not include our e-books and adaptive quizzing.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Achieve Read & Practice only includes our e-book and adaptive quizzing, and does not include instructor resources and assignable assessments. Read & Practice does integrate with LMS.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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We can help! Contact your representative to discuss your specific needs for your course. If our off-the-shelf course materials don’t quite hit the mark, we also offer custom solutions made to fit your needs.
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Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Majors Biology (1-Term Access)
Macmillan’s new online learning tool, Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Biology, combines Macmillan’s powerful assessment library with the most popular open education textbook for biology. Achieve Essentials provides students with the formative and summative assessments they need to succeed at a low cost.
Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Biology offers 2000 questions that test a range of skills and topics in the Majors Biology course. Each question includes hints, wrong answer specific feedback that targets students misconceptions, and fully-worked out solutions to reinforce the concepts.
Achieve Essentials for OpenStax Biology can be paired with a OpenStax, or any majors biology textbook. Instructors can save time with grading while maintaining flexibility with our custom question authoring tool and intuitive course management features.
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