<p>Are there a lot of Chem stuff in Bio? I'm looking over Campbell's book right now and there are a lot of things it seems. Equations, the shape of organic chemistry stuff. About what % is chem on the AP exam?? Are they easy to learn?? Also, if you took regular bio previous to AP bio, about how much more do you need to learn? Would it be relatively easy or are there a lot more things to add on?</p>
<p>wow i use the campbell book too. does everyone use the campbell book?
and i'm taking ap bio this year also so i don't know. All I know is that our school requires us to take Biology and Chemistry/Honors Chemistry before we can do AP Bio.</p>
<p>yes, almost everyone uses campbell. its outstanding, definitely the best biology book. </p>
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<p>so i guess it makes up 7%. it shouldnt be too hard to learn. i never had any chemistry before taking ap bio. i had to learn the shapes for my teacher's tests, but i dont remember them being on the ap test. water is the number one thing to learn. its important that its polar, and that ice floats, and that it has a high surface tension. if you know basic things like that, you should be set.</p>
<p> [quote] Also, if you took regular bio previous to AP bio, about how much more do you need to learn?
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<p>in my case, a lot. i took honors bio in tenth grade and ap bio in eleventh grade. in honors bio, we only covered like 15 chapters of our honors bio book, and there are 55 or so in campbell. but if you had a really rigorous regular bio course, maybe it wont be as much for you.</p>
<p>whatever you do, read cliffs apbio.</p>
<p>from my experience.. you don't really need to know chem to do well in bio at all
the only parts that slightly relate to chem is in the first few chapters of bio which include basic organic molecule structures (fatty acids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, amino acids etc) but this stuff is very easy to learn and the questions on the ap exam about them isn't really chemistry focused. you may also see some chemistry in the celluar respiration chapter (and you should probably really memorize most of the stuff they tell you because this is a big part of biology/ap exam), and also free energy change (probably one or two questions on the ap exam, not a big deal.. just understand how it works and you'll be fine)</p>
<p>and yeah.. the other 45 or so chapters probably don't have anything to do with chemistry so even if you've never taken the course before, you should be all set.</p>
<p>if you guys have anymore questions feel free to messege me or something
i took ap bio last year (as a sophmore)
umm ended up with a B, mainly because my teacher was tough/i slacked off a little in the middle
however i pulled myself together before ap exams and got a 5 in the end</p>
<p>In my school, chemistry I (and biology of course) is a pre-requisite to take take AP bio.</p>
<p>The Campbell book with the pelican on it? If so I'm using the same one. My honors biology teacher told me it would be wise to take chemistry before AP bio. So this year as a junior I'm taking chemistry and ap bio together.</p>
<p>D had AP bio sophmore year, and the ap prep chem and ap chem junior year (block system) and had no problem with bio.</p>
<p>Chem is not required to do well in AP bio at all, but there are certainly some concepts that might be made easier if you've had a basic chemistry course first.</p>
<p>there is nothing in AP biology that cant be simply learned. a chemistry course is not required. crack open cliffs and read the first chapter...voila</p>
<p>Chemistry doesn't have to be taken before AP Bio. You can learn the chem as you go through the course. My AP Bio teacher, last year, only put Biology as a prerequisite.</p>