<p>I have been studying for the Biology SAT 2 using Barron’s and PR but was wondering whether CliffsNotes for AP Biology might help. It seems very thorough, but it seems to contain a lot of detailed information that is not included in Barron’s or PR. Is this simply extraneous information or is it actually worthwhile to study?</p>
<p>It might help you remember some facts better because of the background knowledge it’ll give you, but as far as actually being asked questions that are as detailed as the information in the book…it’s pretty much an overkill. Look through it if you want but dont STUDY it. I’d say to just look into sections that you’re unsure about.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice! Anyone else?</p>
<p>I would say it presents the information really well, but in greater detail than is usually necessary for the Subject Test. Although, there were a few details in Cliffs AP that were on the June test that weren’t, IIRC, in my Subj. Test review book (PR). Urea vs. uric acid is what comes to mind. But as far as practice questions, essay prompts, labs etc. go, it’s all completely unnecessary.</p>
<p>Urea v. Uric Acid WAS in the PR Bio Book. </p>
<p>Urea- Breakdown of proteins.
Uric Acid- Breakdown of Nucleic Acids. FYI.</p>
<p>that info was in the PR book but it didnt state directly which would be preferable in a dry, hot climate. I did not know the answer to that even tho i saw WHAT urea and uric acid were.</p>
<p>So is there information that is not covered in Barron’s or PR but is covered in CliffsNotes, that would be on the test?</p>
<p>Wow, what in the world? I thought the subject tests never go that specific… </p>
<p>Um… what does Urea and Uric Acid have to do with dry, hot environments anyway? They are just waste products filtered by the kidneys. </p>
<p>The only thing that kidneys have to do with dry, hot environments is that the loop of Henle might be longer for animals that don’t get by on much water. Or maybe more ADH hormone being produced… but…?</p>
<p>can sumone tell us the question about uric acid and urea loll?</p>
<p>It’s been a while since I took bio but I think Uric Acid is less toxic and so can be more concentrated, making it more worthwhile for animals in hot, dry climates to produce because even though they spend more energy they use less water. Maybe.</p>
<p>Anyways, I used a couple prep books because I was taking the AP and the SAT2 for bio, and I adored Cliffnotes, but I think it’s way overkill for just the SAT2.</p>
<p>^^ yup thats right. uric acid = more concentration and less water, so desert animals can keep more water in their bodies. </p>
<p>and yeah i guess you can find a couple facts here and there that are in cliffs and not in PR, so it could help a tiny bit, but you’d be fine without it. </p>
<p>if you have the time to read some of it then go for it, if not then dont worry about it</p>
<p>I think it’s overkill to use the ap book to study for the sat bio, especially since youre already using two other books to study from. I took the sat bio and scored 790 by just studying from the PR sat bio book. I personally recommend that book for this test. It has all the information needed to score a really high score.</p>