BIOLOGY 1A & 1AL
SPRING SEMESTER 2009
BIOLOGY 1A (Lecture):
Tentative Syllabus (some changes to the shcedule may be made) PDF
Lecutres start Wednesday January 21st
First discussion section meeting Monday and Tuesday January 26th and 27th.
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1A Exam Schedule
Midterm Exam 1 - Wednesday February 25th at 8:00 - 9:00 AM.
Midterm Exam 2 - Wednesday April 8th at 8:00 - 9:00 AM.
Final Exam - Thursday May 14th at 8:00 - 11:00 AM.
Study Resources
Webcast of Bio 1A Lectures - The lectures are webcast this semester and will be available online typically within 1 day following the lecture.
BIOLOGY 1AL (Lab):
Tentative Syllabus (some changes to the shcedule may be made) PDF
Lectures begin January 26th
First lab section meeting January 27th-30th
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1AL Lecture and Lab Exercise File Download Page
1AL Exam Schedule
Lab Exam 1 - Wednesday March 18th at 6:30 - 8:30 PM.
Lab Exam 2 - Tuesday May 5th to Friday May 8th in scheduled lab section times.
Study Resources
Webcast of Bio 1AL Lectures - The lectures are webcast this semester and will be available online typically within 1 day following the lecture.
Practice Genetics Problems
Lab Exam 1 Study ResourcesWebcast Review Sessions from Fall 2008: Listed below are three review sessions held by Mike Meighan for the 1st Lab Exam. They were recorded Fall 2008, but they are fully relevant to this Semester's exam.
Lab Exam 1 Exam Review I (117 minutes)
Lab Exam 1 Exam Review II (120 minutes)
Lab Exam 1 Exam Review III (78 minutes)
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 2004 that can be viewed by webcast here.
The slides that were used for the 2 reviews can be seen in better detail here.
Lab Review Slides - Part 1 - the Animal Phylum Chart can be found here.
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.