AP Environmental Science 2011

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<p>Personally I think I did fairly decent on the AP exam. I knew at least 60% of the questions and was available to narrow down 30 of the remaining 40 to two or three answer choices.</p>

<p>On the FRQ, I think I got screwed by multiplying in scientific notiation.</p>

<p>Would this be an appropriate example of how to multiply in scientific notation?</p>

<p>(a * 10^2) * (b * 10^2) = ab * 10^4</p>

<p>If the above isn’t right, I’m screwed on that one question.</p>

<p>Anyway, I thought Princeton Review was a good guide for the test. If you watch TV then you know mesothelioma is related to asbestos exposure, which is mainly found in old buildings or something like that.</p>

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<p>PR is the best book for the subject. Read through it in the next 2 weeks if you are taking it at a later date and you will get at least a high 4 with no prior knowledge in environmental science. </p>

<p>The MC was really much harder then I expected, especially the third set of multiple choice questions. The FRQs were soooo much easier than I expected.</p>

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<p>I used Princeton Review and still thought multiple choice was pretty bad while I was taking it. I finished with plenty of time, though, and I counted about 60 that I was pretty sure I got right, so I guess I didn’t do that poorly. Free response was super easy, I thought.</p>

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<p>That is correct, Ronaldofan</p>

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<p>I dont understand where people are getting the frq were easy. I didn’t think so. Complete bs’ed them.</p>

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<p>I just responded with politically correct answers, though I did respond rather generally (i.e. I didn’t use actual env sci terminology).</p>

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<p>i really would not recommend using a prep book to study for the environmental science exam, because from my experience they are pretty inaccurate, and APES covers a very comprehensive range of things. you don’t even necessarily need to have a deep understanding of the concepts or terms. this is probably one of the easiest exams to self study, along with human geography, psychology, us gov, comparative politics, and macro/micro economics. to self study, buy an AP environmental science textbook, and just read all of the chapters throughout the year. set a schedule for yourself, for example reading one chapter of the textbook a week. </p>

<p>that being said, i found the multiple choice to be pretty easy, and the free response wasn’t too difficult, with the exception of that math problem, which i think maybe <.01% of people who took the exam could actually figure out. even the multiple choice that i had no clue about, i could easily narrow down to 2-3 answers and guess. i was surprised that i did so well because i did not pay any attention in class, barely touched the textbook, and very rarely had homework. my teacher wasn’t very good at teaching either, we literally spent the entire first semester of the year doing a soil lab, not learning anything at all lol</p>

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<p>Environmental science is for slackers, by reputation, but this test certainly wasn’t!!!</p>

<p>The multiple choice…well I think I guessed on like…this one entire page. And I hated how I didn’t go over the different types of coal, I just assumed there were three types but I didn’t know what there differences were. Then, I just opened the test and whaddya know!! frickin coal!!!</p>

<p>The free response was hard. not as bad as the multiple choice though.</p>

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<p>Ronaldofan^Same, not much actual defined APES terms, just common sense and realizations.</p>

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<p>I also didn’t think they were ridiculously easy. On all of my practice tests I was extremely comfy and getting high 5s (lol high five) um… I am really hoping for a four.
Let’s all follow up with our scores in… two months. Lol.</p>

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This stumped me and there were 2 minutes left so I bsed something about irrigation canals bringing salt into the soil. What was a correct answer? And what is the process of salinization? </p>

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<p>Also, Mesothelianananan no frikkin clue… That set of questions I had no idea, randomly guessed. </p>

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<p>The scientific notation
Increase in volume each year I don’t remember
Increase in mass each year currently: 15 kg
Increase in mass in 2050: 12 kg</p>

<h2>Also regarding that question, where it asked what is bad about killing coral reefs, I said it reduces biodiversity and makes fragile species go extinct. Not sure if that counts. </h2>

<p>For the question with the Bees and the Beetles, I was thinking a long time of another helper organism(honeybees polinate flowers). I ended bsing that animals and birds carry seeds on them and transfer them, increasing biodiversity but I was wondering what else could have been written. </p>

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<p>No idea what the Gaia theory was</p>

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<p>Tragedy of the commons I put as an answer, but not sure if that is right. </p>

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<p>80% I got a 5.
I’m estimating a 65 on the MC
and 8s on all the FRQs. </p>

<p>According to this: [AP</a> Pass - AP Environmental Science Calculator](<a href=“http://appass.com/calculators/environmentalscience]AP”>AP Environmental Science Test Score Calculator - AP Pass)
I just barely entered the 5 range by 0.1 </p>

<p>Tell what your input is…
Don’t worry about the 48 hours stuff you heard (look at the SAT forums)</p>

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<p>For those who want to know how I self-studied…I got the 2011 5 Steps to a 5 Book (online version) and opened the document for the first time Saturday morning(Yea, 2 days ago). All day Saturday I studied up to the Evolution stuff. Got 9 hours of sleep and woke up Sunday. Studied all day with a lot of breaks in between until nighttime, skimming the final 4 chapters. At 11pm last night, I found the 1998 MC Exam on Collegeboard’s site and took it till 12. Went to sleep, woke up this morning, and took that test. So yea, it’s easy but I definitely could have studied much more.</p>

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<p>Pardon my horrible explanation, but salinization occurs when there is a lot of water on the soil surface and it evaporates, leaving salt on the surface. That’s what I wrote, which is correct I’m pretty sure, but awfully, terribly, unexcusably worded.</p>

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<p>I wasn’t sure about Gaia theory but I assumed it was based off the Greek myth of Gaia being the Earth goddess and thus the earth equilibriating, so it would be the algae choice.</p>

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<p>So Ronaldo, overirrigation could cause salinization?</p>

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<p>I thought the multiple choice was kinda tough this time around (maybe 85/100) and the FRQs were easy (8-10) but I love how there were like two questions on laws after I spent a full hour stressing over them. The class taught me nothing but I’m hoping for a 5; APES basically turned into a one week self study. I don’t think it was too bad.</p>

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<p>@chess, yes. it can also be caused by overgrazing.<br>
Also, mesothelioma is a type of cancer. For a helper organism relationship, I talked about plants helping people by returning O2 to the atmosphere. I hope that wasnt too obvious LOL.<br>
I’ve got no idea about the Gaia question either.<br>
Also, I got multiple answers of positive feedback, and they asked that stupid ozone question twice!!!</p>

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<p>^LOL, I was gonna put the plants and photosynthesis but I thought it may not have been accepted, so I made up a fake answer I’m hoping will get me a point…</p>

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<p>I talked about rhizobium bacteria and nitrogen fixation. Do you think that will count?</p>

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<p>I’m sure that would be accepted; that sounds very detailed and legitimate.</p>

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<p>I put negative feedback for the population in poor countries where having a lot of kids is good to go on to do work, but then take up government resources which is bad. This process repeats(more kids have more and more kids) and it goes in a negative direction(all of tr he gov’t’s resources will be used up). </p>

<p>What was your reasoning? </p>

<p>The other question I did put positive feedback loop though</p>

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<p>OOOO
Rhizobium is a good one, should’ve thought of that. They fixate nitrogen helping it become nitrate for plant food, in turn helping all those cycles work. Nice</p>