<p>no, not at all 
Well I had only one semester of Bio but I really loved it and decided to take this test~Pretty tragic coz up to now I’ve already got probably 9 wrong…</p>
<p>Yes I deducted the wrong answers too 
the curves change, but i checked the official SAT study guide for all subject tests. A raw score of 68 was 750 for the M test</p>
<p>^Nikeboy, what is the lowest raw score you can get to get a 700?</p>
<p>I heard that the curves for the E test are generallly more lenient, is that true?</p>
<p>Not true, LaLune. the curve for M is more generous.</p>
<p>wait so for the trophic level questions what was right - the one that MOST energy is lost at each trophic level or herbivores get more energy from their food than carnivores?</p>
<p>That first option is a better answer…</p>
<p>Yeah, because 90% of the energy is lost at each trophic level, because only 10% moves up the food chain at each step. The second “correct” option is more vague and can probably be false in certain circumstances.</p>
<p>omg you guys!
it said FOOD WEB
not ENERGY PYRAMID.
so technically, even though both answers are correct, the herbivores one is BEST suited.</p>
<p>^IBscrewed91, sorry to say it but you’re wrong. A food web shows the progression of food in an environment. An energy pyramid shows how much energy in the ***food web ***is transferred from one trophic level to another. Thus “most of the energy is lost at each trophic level” has to be right.</p>
<p>Loger is right. </p>
<p>Sure, the food source of herbivores (Plants) have more energy AVAILABLE to them compared to the food source of carnivores, but that doesn’t mean herbivores actually obtain more energy from a meal than a carnivore does.</p>
<p>Herbivores aren’t any more adept at obtaining energy from what they eat than carnivores are…they both undergo the same process of cellular respiration.</p>
<p>That said, I’m sure there are herbivores out there that don’t require much energy to function, and don’t break down their food as efficiently as say a large carnivore like a lion would.</p>
<p>The answer is the 90%/10% choice…</p>
<p>same here. I took no AP/IB Bio and studied everything by myself. I think I got 700-750. But when you go to your interviews, they’ll see that you studied by yourself and they’ll be impressed. No one can expect a person studying independently to score an 800, but a 700+ is pretty good; it shows that you have great interest in Biology.</p>
<p>Just a general question to everyone:</p>
<p>How well did Barrons or PR or Kaplan prepare you for the test? Should I read the Cliffs AP Bio book?</p>
<p>how much for E?</p>
<p>Barron’s worked very well for me. I could answer every question confidently and only had to recheck a few questions. I did the E section, though.</p>
<p>So do u think Barrons is sufficient for an 800?</p>
<p>I bought kaplan. It’s trash. </p>
<p>If you’re set on buying a review book, I’d go with PR over Barrons. More concise, but still prepares you well enough for an 800 from what I’ve heard.</p>
<p>Honestly, I only studied for Bio-M starting 2 days before the test using sparknotes, and I’ve only been in AP Bio for 2 months. Sparknotes gives you all the information you need, and a lot of the questions on the practice tests were exactly the same as questions on the actual test…</p>
<p>I probably got around 750, easily could get 800 using only sparknotes if you put in more than a few days of half assed studying. At the very least do the practice tests, they’re accurate.</p>
<p>Has anyone used Cliffs AP?</p>
<p>The M test should be curved more, according to the blue collegebpard book on all SAT IIs, but it’s only by literally 10 points, and you need at least a 77/80, according to the same book, to get an 800. It’s not enough to make a difference</p>
<p>PR is the best, good explanation and very accurate tests, harder than real tests, but still resemble them very closely. 2-3 questions on this past Bio-E test were pulled literally DIRECTLY off the PR’s book. Barron’s has bad explanation but very hard tests questions; use barron’s for practice only. I’m not too sure about Sparknotes though, but Kaplan is not good, because it has bad explanations and too easy test questions.</p>