What Exam 1 Covers
Cells + Nerve Impulses
Synapses
Genetics + Evolution
This page does not replace Week 5. Week 5 stays focused on Ch. 3.1/3.2, Squid Lab, textbook work, and current-week material. This Exam Prep page pulls together older material because the live lectures are review and the exam scope is cumulative.
Explain Everything to Me
Open one topic at a time. Each section starts in plain language, then gives the exact course terms, complete paper-note content, and the exam trap.
Paper Notes · Fast Lookup Version
These are intentionally compact so you can hand-copy or print a fast-reference version for an open-note exam.
Open Complete Exam Notes → The full Word-note content is also embedded directly in the app with the same chapter order and fast-lookup sections.
Complete Exam Notes
Professor Materials Already Built Into the App
Actual professor material
Ch. 1 Professor Quiz
The full 51-question Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses quiz is already preserved in Week 4, including the concepts you missed on your first attempt.
Open Ch. 1 Professor Quiz →Action Potential Review
The Week 3 interactive professor quiz uses the actual 12-question Action Potential Review. The regular Week 3 flashcards are also reused for Exam 1 review.
Open Professor AP Quiz →Synapses Professor Quiz
The actual Synapses video quiz is preserved in Week 4, including select-all questions, ionotropic/metabotropic distinctions, drug-action checkpoints, and reward pathway.
Open Synapses Professor Quiz →Professor Slides + Lecture Review
The teaching above incorporates the professor’s Week 1–5 slide notes and the Week 5 live Synapses review without replacing any weekly material.
Ch. 4.1 Professor Quiz · Exam Practice
These are the actual professor Genetics and Evolution quiz questions you uploaded. Question order and answer order can be practiced here without changing the originals.
Exam 1 · Professor-Style Practice
New practice · course sources only
80 new multiple-choice questions from Ch. 1, Ch. 2, and Ch. 4.1. The professor quizzes guide the wording and difficulty; the tested facts come from your verified course materials. Questions and answer choices randomize each session.
Teacher / Course Flashcards from Week 3
This reuses the existing Week 3 Action Potential flashcard set instead of recreating or replacing it.
Further Review
Your self-ratings are separate from right/wrong. 🔴 comes back first, then 🟠, then 🟡. 🟢 stays out of normal review.
How to Study This Exam
1 · Understand first
Open the Explain Everything section and do one topic at a time. Do not start with the quiz if the concept still feels fuzzy.
2 · Make your paper notes useful
Copy the Fast Lookup notes with big headings. You need to be able to find “Na/K pump,” “temporal vs spatial,” “ionotropic vs metabotropic,” “heritability,” etc. in seconds.
3 · Use professor material as the test model
Retake the professor quizzes. Pay attention to wording such as NOT, TRUE, and select-all questions. Do not memorize only the answer letter; explain why the other options are wrong.
4 · Practice retrieval
Use Week 3 flashcards, Week 2 Genetics cards, Week 4 Synapses practice, Tracker, and Cumulative Review. Anything marked Almost or Needs Review comes back again.
5 · Final check
You should be able to explain the full chain: cell → neuron → resting potential → action potential → synapse → EPSP/IPSP → receptor effects, and separately explain gene expression → inheritance → heritability → evolution/selection.