BIOLOGY 1A & 1AL

FALL SEMESTER 2009








Enrollment Information

Office Hours Schedule


BIOLOGY 1A (Lecture): Syllabus PDF

Please go to the bSpace site for Announcements and other Resources. If you do not have access to bSpace, please email Erol at bio1a-enrollment@berkeley.edu.

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

Webcast of Bio 1A Lectures


BIOLOGY 1AL (Lab): Syllabus PDF

Please go to the bSpace site for Announcements and other Resources. If you do not have access to bSpace, please email Erol at bio1a-enrollment@berkeley.edu.

1AL Lecture and Lab Exercise File Download Page (Also in bSpace Resources)

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

Webcast of Bio 1AL Lectures

Practice Genetics Problems

Practice Genetics Problems

Punnett Square template

Practice Genetics Problem Answers



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 2 Study Resources

Here 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 Summary Chart

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.




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