BIOLOGY 1A & 1AL
FALL SEMESTER 2009
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1A Exam Schedule
Midterm Exam 1 - Wednesday September 30th 8:00-9:00 AM.
Midterm Exam 2 - Friday October 30th 8:00-9:00 AM.
Final Exam - Monday December 14th 8:00-11:00 AM.
Study Resources
BIOLOGY 1AL (Lab): Syllabus PDF
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1AL Exam Schedule
Lab Exam 1 - Friday October 23rd 6:30-8:30 PM.
Lab Exam 2 - Monday - Friday December 1-4 in scheduled lab section time.
Study Resources
Practice Genetics Problems
Lab Exam 1 Study Resources
Webcast Review Sessions from Fall 2008 and Spring 2009: Listed below are four review sessions held by Mike Meighan.
Lab Exam 1 - Fa08 Review I (10/03/08) (117 minutes)
Lab Exam 1 - Fa08 Review II (10/10/08) (120 minutes)
Lab Exam 1 - Fa08 Review III (10/13/08) (78 minutes)
Lab Exam 1 - Sp09 Review (03/16/09) (81 minutes)
Lab Exam 2 Study ResourcesHere are a number of resources to help you study for the Lab Practical Exam.
Mike Meighan held 2 review session in Fall 2008 that can be viewed by webcast here.
Lab Exam 2 Review - Part 1 (81:34 minutes)
Lab Exam 2 Review - Part 2 (83:56 minutes)
The slides that were used for the 2 reviews can be seen in better detail here.
Animal Phylum Charts
Animal Phylum Detailed Poster (as seen the hallway glass case outside the labs)
Labeled Lab Review Photos can be donwloaded here in PDF. They are organized in sets by lab week. The unlabeled photos can be found in the lab Review Slides Parts 1 & 2 above.
UGSI Margaret Weitzman prepared a collection of unlabeled illustrations from the lab manual for you to use to test your knowledge. The important structures/features are indicated by yellow boxes. You can download the PDF here.
Practice Practical Exam - this practice exam was prepared by one of the previous UGSIs.