<p><randomthough>I’m so excited right now because I think we’re actually going to finish the course before the AP exam.</randomthough></p>
<p>We started the chapter on animal behavior this morning.</p>
<p>HAHA ^^^ Im homeschooled we finished the course last month…</p>
<p>btw heres a killer (DO NOT RECCOMEND TRYING THIS):</p>
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<p>Im going to take a practice test shortly. I’ll let you guys know later!</p>
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<p>There really is nothing to FRQs except for facts. So the only suggestion for improvement is… to learn the material. :)</p>
<p>Ok, I’m reviewing the Kingdoms and Protista. </p>
<p>There’s a WHOLE bunch of, in my opinion, useless information such as Foraminifera and Rhizopoda… do I need to know those?! Also in fungi, there’s a whole bunch of different groups… do i need to memorize these?</p>
<p>No. For protists know that they are the most diverse kingdom and are unicellular but can be multicellular (sortof)</p>
<p>Fungi know that they are saprophytic, have chitin in their cell wall, and are multi nucleated. Know that they are in mycorrhizae and lichens.</p>
<p>Is the chapter on sensory and motor mechanisms (Ch 50 in Campbell’s) not on the test? Cliffs didnt cover it but the chapter is like 30 pages long.</p>
<p>There is lots of stuff in the Cambell’s book that isn’t in Cliffs. If its not in Cliffs I suspect it ins’t on the test.</p>
<p>^Yeah I know. It just seems like such a big chapter would have something on the AP test. It’s mostly about hearing and seeing and the things involved in it. I didn’t see it in Cliffs so I won’t study it if people think it won’t be on there. Has anyone seen practice tests with that stuff on there?</p>
<p>How much do i need to know about plants and reproduction, etc.?</p>
<p>Plants make up about 12% of the exam.</p>
<p>So i should know the specifics with reproduction ?</p>
<p>of plant reproduction or reproduction in general?</p>
<p>Human anatomy (including human reproduction) is about 10-15% of the exam.
Structure and function of plants/animals is about 32% of the exam.
That’s the best answer there is. We don’t know what they are going to ask us D: …</p>
<p>MAN! 32%!! wow. ok then. thanks :]</p>
<p>Yeah, the outline is on the CollegeBoard website: [AP:</a> Biology](<a href=“AP Biology – AP Students | College Board”>AP Biology – AP Students | College Board)</p>
<p>The Cliff’s breakdown, I just discovered, is fairly inaccurate. Which sucks.</p>
<p>Do you think i spend a lot of time memorizing the animal phylums (chordata, etc)</p>
<p>^I would memorize the general characteristics of each phyla. Almost every exam i’ve seen has at least one question about animal phyla.</p>
<p>Here are some more review questions, explanations for each answer would be helpful</p>
<p>1.The bones of a human arm are homologous to structures in all of the following
EXCEPT a
(A) whale flipper
(B) bat wing
(C) butterfly wing
(D) bird wing
(E) frog forelimb</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Which of the following statements best summarizes organic evolution as it is
viewed by modern evolutionists?
(A) It is goal directed.
(B) It represents the results of selection for acquired characteristics.
(C) It is synonymous with the process of gene flow.
(D) It is the descent of humans from the present-day great apes.
(E) It is the differential survival and reproduction of certain phenotypes.</p></li>
<li><p>Which of the following statements is true about the Krebs (citric acid) cycle and
the Calvin (light-independent) cycle?
(A) They both result in a net production of ATP and NADH.
(B) They both require a net input of ATP.
(C) They both result in a release of oxygen.
(D) They both take place within the cytoplasmic matrix.
(E) They both are carried out by enzymes located within an organelle matrix.</p></li>
<li><p>Two fossil vertebrates, each representing a different class, are found in the
undisturbed rock layers of a cliff. One fossil is a representative of the earliest
amphibians. The other fossil, found in an older rock layer below the amphibian,
is most likely to be
(A) a dinosaur
(B) a fish
(C) an insectivorous mammal
(D) a snake
(E) a bird</p></li>
<li><p>The bonding of two amino acid molecules to form a larger molecule requires
(A) the release of a water molecule
(B) the release of a carbon dioxide molecule
(C) the addition of a nitrogen atom
(D) the addition of a water molecule
(E) an increase in activation energy</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Only have time for one but I’m pretty sure number one is C. Butterflies are insects and they have no relation to humans.</p>
<p>Back:</p>
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<li>E i think</li>
<li>E? Just because of all the coenzymes that are needed for each cycle … NADPH, NADH, etc.</li>
<li>A - Dehydration synthesis is required for peptide bonds to be made. Dehydration = loss of water.</li>
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<ol>
<li><p>C. Unlike the other answer choices, a butterfly wing is more akin to a thin surface that is superficially like an arm or flipper. A butterfly wing, for one, doesn’t have any bones in it.</p></li>
<li><p>E. A is wrong because evolution doesn’t occur with a goal in mind, it only occurs because one thing happens to be slightly better than another, and so on and so forth. B is wrong because evolution doesn’t select for acquired characteristics (this is Lamarckian, and false). C is wrong because it doesn’t really summarize evolution, just talks about one facet of it. D is wrong because evolution extends beyond just humans and apes. And E just sounds right!</p></li>
<li><p>Actually don’t know this. I need to start reviewing :x</p></li>
<li><p>B? C seems wrong because afaik mammals came after the earliest amphibians. Same with E. D and A I’m a little less sure about, but I still think it’s B, since if I remember correctly amphibians evolved from fish.</p></li>
<li><p>see 3 :x</p></li>
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