Biology Book Editions

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<p>I've read many posts on this topic but some things have been contradictory. I just want to clarify some things. I'm sorry if this has already been a much discussed question.</p>

<p>1) Between number editions (like sixth, seventh, and eighth) there are very few differences. Differences include updated pictures and obviously few pieces of updated info. Different editions will not affect my AP exam score.</p>

<p>2) Between AP edition and regular edition (by the way, is the regular edition called "college edition"?) the difference is that the AP edition has a lot more "trivial info" that don't show up on the AP exam. Different editions will not affect my AP exam score. What was confusing was that someone said that he/she had asked Jane Reece about the differences and she said "AP edition cover is more durable, and has introductory material in the beginning." That's it.</p>

<p>Please help me clarify the differences. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Any edition between 5th and 8th would do. I don’t know about AP edition, but I think it only has an AP outline that tells what to read for the AP exam.</p>

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<p>Nope, it just has the title.</p>

<p>You can get the non-AP edition. It doesn’t matter. My brother’s school uses the non-AP edition and the average for AP biology is about 4.8-4.9.</p>

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<p>Ya the editions don’t matter too much. The newer editions may have one or two new chapters on bio technology and some more recent stuff in there which would not be on the AP test. And the AP edition has no changes in the actual text of the book, as you said just a few intro pages at the beginning.</p>

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<p>Thanks this really helps.</p>