The softcover student textbook for Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition, Apologia’s award-winning, college-prep biology course, provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology. This softcover student textbook contains all student material, study questions, laboratory exercises, and module study guides with color photos and illustrations.
Apologia’s homeschool biology course for high school is part of Apologia’s award-winning Exploring Creation Series. With a strong emphasis on vocabulary and experiments, Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition, is a foundational course that covers everything students need to prepare successfully for a college-level biology course.
Please note that our Biology 3rd edition textbook has been reprinted in a softcover version. You can read our complete formal statement about this transition on the FAQ Knowledge Base here.
Overview of Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition, Softcover Textbook
This softcover student textbook, Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition, is designed to be the student’s first high school science course. It is a college-prep biology course that provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology.
In this course, your student will:
See the evidence of God’s creation as they learn scientific principles
Conduct experiments in a methodical way that prepares them not just for future classes, but for life
Take personal notes, conduct and record experiments, and be able to interpret results
Develop skills to think through and beyond the textbook materials, and be able to create their own experiments from concept to interpretation of results
Further develop skills in their own learning style and how they best process, record, study, and retain information learned
Be able to hold a logical discussion on God and science based on facts and beliefs
What’s Inside Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition, Softcover Textbook?
Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition, softcover student textbook covers everything students need to prepare for a college-level biology course. The materials are updated with deeper explanations of certain concepts, and new graphics help students understand the life sciences.
In the 3rd Edition, your student will find:
Updated content to present the most current science
A reorganized structure of the information, which helps students logically progress through their biological studies
Experiments which have been updated or replaced, and the addition of new experiments
New illustrations and infographics that help students break down and visually digest difficult concepts, in addition to updated images and illustrations
New content, including a new section on photosynthesis and a new section on diseases.
An overhaul of the section on genetics, including more information on DNA
What Others Are Saying About Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition
“This high school book would make a student more than well prepared to ace a general college biology course in many ways.”
College Biology Major and Former Apologia Student
“The updated infographics and photographs are gorgeous and help a student to understand the information.”
Student
“It’s better than ever!… The content is also thorough and up-to-date, providing a solid foundation for college-bound students.”
“I am SO thankful for this revision of Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition. It is comprehensive, logically reorganized, and contains many useful infographics, while maintaining Apologia’s conversational-style learning from a Christian worldview and student mastery checkpoints. It is the winner of the four biology textbooks I have reviewed for my homeschool classes.”
Biology Teacher
High School Homeschool Co-op and Adjunct Community College
Experiments, Hands-On Activities, and Topics in Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition
In this 3rd Edition, all experiments have been updated or replaced, and new ones added. The experiments come in three types: microscope labs, dissection labs, and household labs. Household labs use only common household equipment. The microscope labs, however, require a microscope and several prepared and blank slides, while the dissection labs require an additional dissection kit with specimens.
We recommend that students do every assignment in the textbook because they are each created to add value to the textual knowledge your student is gaining. As a homeschooling teacher, you have final say over what you expect your student to do or not do.
“Creation connection” and “think about this” call-outs help students see connections to a Designer and give students another way of thinking about a concept that they are studying. Our books are known for their conversational style, and these sections extend the conversation.
Topics covered include:
The Science of Life
The processes of science, including what scientists do, the scientific method, the tools of science and the limitations of science
The Chemistry of Life
The composition of matter, the properties of water, lipids, proteins, and enzymes
Ecology
Ecosystems, biomes, populations, and communities
Cell Structure and Function
Characteristics of all cells
Cellular Energy
Energy of all cells
DNA, Proteins, and the Cell Cycle
DNA replication, protein synthesis, and cell cycle & cellular reproduction
Genetics
Mendelian genetics, inheritance patterns, human genetics, and gene technologies
Evolution
Charles Darwin, micro and macroevolution, the geological column, and fossil record evidence
Prokaryotes and Viruses
Classification, Archaea, Bacteria, and Viruses
Protists and Fungi
Characteristics and classification
Plant Diversity and Reproduction
Classifying plants and life cycle
Plant Structure and Function
Plant anatomy and physiology, transporting water and nutrients, plant growth, hormones, and responses
Animals – Invertebrates (part 1)
Characteristics and diversity
Animals – Invertebrates (part 2)
Arthropods
Animals – Chordates (part 1)
Characteristics and diversity
Animals – Chordates (part 2)
Birds and mammals
Please note, this is the softcover student textbook only. You will need the Solutions and Tests Manual to complete this course.
