Yet another one of the infamous
Advance Placement exams
given by the
College Board, the AP Biology exam covers an introductory,
theoretically college-level course in, what else,
Biology, with a one-shot
exam in
May. Like most of the AP's, it consists of two main parts:
Section I: Multiple Choice
120 Questions, 90 minutes, 60% of your
grade.
Section II: Essay
4 Questions, 90 minutes, 40% of your
grade.
Grading:
Like the other
Advance Placement exams, on a 1-->5
scale.
Approximate Percentages:
Grade/Percentage of
Students receiving grade
- 13%
- 22%
- 25%
- 21%
- 19%
What it covers:
It's divided into three broad categories, and then several
smaller sub-categories:
- Molocules and Cell --> 25% of the test
- Genetics and Evolution --> 25% of the test
- Organisms and Populations --> 50% of the test
Sub-Categories and Percentage of Test:
Note on the essay section:
It is important to note that the essay-grading scale, unlike the
history
AP's, is very objective and non-style oriented. Get your facts out, in clear,
easy-to-see fashion, and include as much as you know about the subject. Oh,
and on 3 out of 4 practice
AP biology essays I've had, a
Punnet Square
got you some points, so throw one in there.
Sources: Coach Taylor's wonderful (haha) biology class notes and CliffsAP
book, highly recommended.