<p>Which of the following would be most important for me to learn before the test: </p>
<ul>
<li>Animal behavior</li>
<li>Hormones</li>
<li>Animal Physiology</li>
<li>Plants (I know their reproduction, diversity, and basic structure)</li>
<li>None of the above, just review everything else</li>
</ul>
<p>I would definitely go with Animal Physiology and Plants.</p>
<p>Plants^^^^</p>
<p>review all of above. read cliffs one more time.</p>
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<p>This makes me somewhat optimistic. The thing about the 2008 released exam (which I desperately wish I had access to somehow :() is that it generated a lot of 1s (33%?), more so than any other year (at least that I know of).</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. I think I will learn the rest of plants and animal physiology.</p>
<p>How should I plan my last minute review. I have the Cliffs AP Biology 3rd edition, and since we have like three days left, I think I should read at least 5-7 chapters a day? Is this too slow?</p>
<p>How specific do I have to be in studying this taxonomy (protista/fungi) crap? It’s the ONLY part of biology I don’t like -_-</p>
<p>Read tonight, tomorrow, and a little bit on Sunday. Try to make it through the entire book, or at least the subjects you don’t feel like you have a thorough understanding of. :)</p>
<p>[Khan</a> Academy: Helper T Cells](<a href=“http://khanexercises.appspot.com/video?v=uwMYpTYsNZM]Khan”>http://khanexercises.appspot.com/video?v=uwMYpTYsNZM)</p>
<p>great biology videos…</p>
<p>^Scroll down to get the entire list.</p>
<p>in the essay sections, can we use abbreviations?
if we do, do we need to define them?
ex) GABA = gamma aminobutyric acid</p>
<p>^Just use the abbrev.; I didn’t know what that stood for, but they probably do. Imagine writing gamma aminobutyric acid 10 times without the aid of Ctrl C+Ctrl V.</p>
<p>i want a 5 and i learned the material pretty well during the course of the year. ive been reviewing lately and this weekned im going to reread barrons. the onlypart is the diversty of life chapters which i didnt read? will that be a big part of the exam?</p>
<p>it should be about 8% of the multiple choice…i think :)</p>
<p>^ The rule-of-thumb is to always define any terms you use, preferably in parentheses right after you use the term. E.g.: As the process goes on, GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid) is used to bla bla bla." </p>
<p>If you know what the abbreviation stands for, it’s always a good idea to state what it is. If you don’t, it’s okay. Remember, you are demonstrating that you know the material, and you are only helping your case by decoding the abbreviation for the readers. :)</p>
<p>Edit: Somebody mentioned the issue of re-writing it multiple times. Simple solution: write it out the first time, then use the abbreviation any subsequent times. :p</p>
<p>got it :)</p>
<p>another question:
do bacteria have internal membranes?
if not, why?</p>
<p>what makes pterophytes and lycophytes different?</p>
<p>bacteria have a cell wall made of peptidoglycan and I think they can have a glycocalyx, or slime layer</p>
<p>what makes pterophytes and lycophytes different? </p>
<p>^
I think lycophytes are a group of pteridophytes?</p>