<p>I'm taking a mock ACT this morning to start my studying for the spring, but after actually looking at the science section I'm kind of scared. I consider myself a strong math/science person, but I have only taken honors chem, AP chem, and now honors physics with calculus. I'm afraid that not knowing bio will mess me up. Is this true?</p>
<p>If so, what would be the best way to study the bio I will need for the test?</p>
<p>It’s perfectly fine. I didn’t have any high school science when I took the ACT, since I took it before my freshman year, and I got a pretty decent score. It was super confusing to me, but most of it is just graph reading and while it is helpful to have some biology, it is not imperative to scoring well. Good luck!</p>
<p>I agree with ClassicalCollege. ACT’s science portion is based on reasoning skills, not background knowledge.</p>
<p>I just took my first practice ACT yesterday ( I did the science practice questions that are on their site ) and out of the 35 questions I only got like 5 wrong (under times conditions), and its been over a year since I took physics/chemistry/biology/etc. Needstostudy is right it is just basic reasoning skills. I hope the real test is like the practice questions.</p>
<p>Knowing science isn’t necessary for the science portion. It’s in reality just another glorified reading section, but with all the passages being about science with graphs. I will say though, having science behind you makes the graphs and data easier to understand which does help because you have a better idea of what they are talking about.</p>
<p>There are still some questions you wont be able to answer without having a strong science background. Well obviously you can answer them but there is still some questions where outside information is almost needed. For example that air resistance question on the October ACT… There was also a question on genus and (i think) invading animals? It was somewhat easy to infer, but having biology definitely helped me get those answers fast.</p>