<p>Hey guys, how much Chemistry (or math) is in AP Biology? I ask because my school requires Chem II and Molecular Biology as prerequisites to AP Biology, but I don’t understand the Chem II part, when I’ve heard that AP Biology is just a lot of memorization and not much Chem. Is this true? I hope it is, because I’m in Honors Chem I right now as a sophomore, and I hate that class.</p>
<p>@vipstephen: it doesn’t require prior knowledge. You learn the chem in the class.
I took AP Bio without taking a bio or chem course before and I was fine, so were many others in my class.</p>
<p>@pwn2400 the free response were definitely tough but because the MC was so easy and late testing curve is harder so the curve will be very difficult. im guessing ull need an 80-85, maybe more, for a 5. also the part three for the first one, all three phenotypes would be reduced by almost half except for 40-45 which would be increased. thats what i had. And the rat question asked the three ways of resistance a non antibotic resistant bacteria strain could become resistant when injected into a cell.</p>
<p>For part c it was directional selection so the values would have shifted in favor of taller plants</p>
<p>How do you guys no the curve for the late test will be tougher?</p>
<p>I don’t the curve can change so much based on late/early testing. Maybe I see a 75 as a 5 but I doubt an A or high B raw score is needed for a 5</p>
<p>Also how were we supposed to do the restriction enzyme grid in question…only one I was uncertain on for grid ins</p>
<p>Yeah, I had a problem with that one too. I’m confident I got a 5 though.</p>
<p>I’m hoping for a 4 since I didn’t do too hot on the essays</p>
<p>Anyone else interested to see what the score distributions will be when they release them in late June? I know I’m curious. With the new online score delivery, it’s also going to be a little nerve wracking when all we have to do is type in a code and maybe press a button and then our scores are just right there on the screen.</p>
<p>help me guys im taking the late test tomorrow… is there anything I should know about anything? im not sure it will even be the same test but I heard that they only give it twice so any info would be very very much appreciated</p>
<p>STUDY EVERYTHING, jk but make sure you really have all properties of DNA down.</p>
<p>Hey everyone, I know this thread has been inactive for a little while but does anybody know the point values for each of the free response questions? I know the first 2 (choice chambers and photosynthesis) were 10 each, but the short ones i cant seem to find the values.</p>
<p>The first two are ten point questions (I think it is out of a possible 14 points each and 10 is just the max, I can’t remember). The next three (3-5) are 4 point questions and the last three (6-8) are 3 point questions.</p>
<p>By the way, the easiest way to find out the point values is on the first page of the 2013 Free response questions (within the directions). They usually tell you the point values there for any test for section II (I believe).</p>
<p>@darksaber21 thanks a bunch, and i just referred here <a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap13_frq_biology.pdf[/url]”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap13_frq_biology.pdf</a>
where they released the frq’s, and your explanation is correct</p>
<p>Hey all of you guys that have taken AP Bio: I signed up for AP Bio next year as a junior, but after reading all the posts about how easy AP Bio was compared to other ones I’m thinking about taking AP Chem next year and just self-study AP Bio. I’m only doing this because I have not taken any APs at all in my past 2 high school years and my application is pathetically empty. I really need some stuff to make it as fancy as possible. Is what I’m planning such a good idea?</p>
<p>I would recommend taking the actual classes, but your plan works great if you have no other options. It’s better to take AP Chemistry and self-study for Bio than the other way around in my opinion.</p>
<p>“AP Biology scores, 2013: 5: 5.4%. 4: 21.4%. 3: 36.3%. 2: 29.5%. 1: 7.4%. These may shift slightly as late exams are scored.” - Trevor Packer, Head of The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program</p>
<p>That’s a really intimidatingly low rate of 5s…</p>
<p>^ It is, last year’s was 19.4%</p>
<p>I believe this is the lowest rate of 5’s of any AP exam, next to World History.</p>