Welcome to

AP Biology

As you walk in, please do the following: Find a seat. There should be one person at each table. Take

out a pen or pencil and prepare the 1st test in AP Biology!

AP Biology

Why are you taking AP Biology?

What to expect…

AP Biology is equivalent to a college Introductory course for Biology majors

2 semester course with labs

Invest your time

expect to spend 5-10 hours each week

(at least 1-2 hour a day!) working on biology outside of class

you MUST do the textbook reading!

Lecture-based course

a lot of material to cover in too little time

Supporting resources

To help you learn & understand

the material, you will have…

lecture notes available to you

lecture/chapter review worksheets

practice MC questions & essays

AP Biology Review Books

AP Biology is a Laboratory course

1. Scientific method and Animal Behavior

2. Enzyme Catalysis

3. Diffusion & Osmosis

4. Mitosis and Meiosis

5. Photosynthesis

6. Bacterial Transformation

7. Molecular Biology

8. Genetics of Organisms

9. Population Genetics & Evolution

10. Transpiration

11. Dissolved Oxygen & Primary Productivity

Lab Reports Title

Problem

Hypothesis

Materials

Safety

Procedure

Data & Graphs

Analysis

Discussion

Conclusion

How do I do well? Exams

DO the READINGS!

STAY AWAKE in class

sleep at NIGHT! Eat breakfast!

DO the HOMEWORK & Report It

practice questions at end of each text section

discuss essays with classmates

discuss essays with teacher

Essays

based on themes & concepts we learn all year

answer with concise facts

Clear and Concise

AP Biology Test

May 8, 2017 at

8:00am

About the AP Bio Test

Section I: Multiple Choice

1 hour and 30 minutes

Part A — 63 Multiple Choice Questions

Part B — 6 Grid-In Questions

You have a 1.3 minutes

to answer each

question!

Remember for Section I

Budget time

Answer every question

Be careful with words like EXCEPT or

NOT

More About the AP Bio Test

Section II: Free Response

8 Questions (2 long and 6 short); 1 hour

and 30 minutes, which includes a 10

minute reading period

20 minutes for 2-long questions and 6

minutes for short questions

Don’t Care About

Spelling

Penmanship

Grammar

Wrong information- you do not get

points off for incorrect information

Do Care About

The answer MUST be in essay form,

and NOT an outline

Correct Information

No Loss in Section II

You do not lose points for giving

incorrect information

You start with a score of zero and you

gain points throughout

PAY ATTENTION

Remember

Don’t contradict yourself

Label your answers

Include drawings if you need to (title &

label)

Don’t write formal essays (intro, body,

etc.)

ANSWER THE QUESTION

How do I do well? (cont.) Labs

pre-labs done on time

lab reports done on time

completed labs raise your grade!!

Homework & class work completed homework raises your grade!!

Individual work

Effort in…grade out…learning occurs…YAY!

Team work study groups are encouraged

Communicate/ask questions

Individual responsibility/ test & quizzes do your own work… on time!!

Any Questions? This is your time to ask

yourselves…am I ready to put myself

through this? Am I willing to put in

the hours needed every day to really

understand biology? Am I willing to

LEARN (perhaps for the first time)?