<p>There are different material in Biology covered. Somethings are emphasized more and some are emphasized less. SAT II scores won't reflect AP exam scores.</p>
<p>Wait...what's a cell.
Isn't that like a thing in jail?</p>
<p>Just kidding. But seriously...does anyone know if the Prentice Hall book is good?</p>
<p>Different things maybe emphasized, but like andreaaaaaa said, biology is still biology. On the Sat 2, only 90% of the people scored above a 750; however around 85% of test takers recieve a 5 on AP bio. If he studies a good book in depth he will do fine. Plus, there is not reason for him not to take the test because he can just cancel the score.</p>
<p>I don't know about the Prentice Hall textbook, but the Campbell one is definitely good. We used it last year in AP Bio. It's a little tough to read sometimes, but it's a good textbook to use to prepare for the exam. That plus Cliffnotes is a great combination.</p>
<p>Like I said before, AP Bio for me was a repetition of honors bio except with some more detail, but that detail wasn't hard to learn. I think if you devote enough time to this, you will be fine. </p>
<p>I really don't know how long it takes to self-study for an AP exam, though. If I'm taking the class, I start studying about a month before the exam. I don't know if three months will be enough time - I'm sure you have lots of other activities going on, so you'll have to make sure that you can devote adequate amounts of time to this.</p>
<p>Yeah, you have a good point, demeter.</p>
<p>I'm taking my SAT this January, and if I do well on it, I won't retake it in March or May so I can focus on the AP Bio exam.</p>
<p>I'll have February, March, and April to really prep up then.</p>
<p>Anyone want to explain the free response questions on the AP Bio exam? Like give me an example.</p>
<p>you can look at past questions and answers on the collegeboard website</p>
<p>Let's see... I remember three from the 2006 AP Bio test. The "lab" one was about ecology. I remember that we were given a graph of three different populations of some related animals. We were supposed to discuss the trends in population growth/decline and possible reasons. (Ecological niche, resource partitioning, etc.) I think this was unusual because it didn't really focus on an actual lab.</p>
<p>There was one about plant growth. I think it might've asked for how they got their nutrients? And maybe adaptations to different environments? (Sorry, my mind's fuzzy on this one.)</p>
<p>I believe the last one was about absorption of carbohydrates in the stomach and oxygen in the lungs. Then you had to talk about how increased surface area led to increased absorption.</p>
<p>Are the multiple choice questions on the AP Bio exam similar to the questions on the SAT2?</p>
<p>Yes, but that's not too important...the free-responce are the most important and dominant ones.</p>
<p>the multiple choice questions make up 60% of the score....i would consider them to be very important.</p>
<p>^But the multiple choice is usually the easiest part. You can do good on the multiple choice, flunk the free response, and end up with a bad overall score.</p>