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Email: cory.marshall@camas.wednet.edu

The AP Class• The AP Biology exam is Monday, May

13th in the morning (always the 2nd Monday of May)

• 152 days of classroom study before the exam– 1 semester final– 5 review days for AP exam– 13 unit exams– 41 lectures– 92 days of labs and activities

• This years exam is the second year of the first major revision to the AP program in decades

The AP Exam

Exam Component Amount

Amount of time 90 minutes each

MC Questions 63, 4 options

Math Questions 6

Long Essay Q’s 2

Short Essay Q’s 6

The AP Biology Class• 13 Units

– Ch 43-47: Ecology– Ch 1-3: Atoms and Biomolecules– Ch 4-5: Cell structure, function, communication– Ch 6-8: Energy– Ch 9-10: Cell Reproduction– Ch 11-12: Genetics, DNA and Heredity– Ch 13-14: Genetic Technology– Ch 15-17: Darwinian and Modern Evolution – Ch 18-19: Earth history and Classification– Ch 31-40: Three Human A&P Units– Ch 23-27: Plant Anatomy & Physiology Units

• Total: 39 Chapters

The AP Biology Class• Category 1: Homework (15%)

– Two options for homework• Vocab, Review Questions

– One homework assignment due for each chapter the day before the unit exam

– Throughout the year, we will also do small, ½ day-1 day labs

• Category 2: Genome (5%)– Read one chapter of Genome by Matt

Ridley for each unit.– For that chapter, turn in a 1-page

reflection assignment to Turnitin.com

The AP Biology Class• Category 3: AP Labs (25%)

– 13 Required labs written and recommended by College Board

• Lab 12: Animal Behavior• Lab 10: Dissolved O2

• Lab 4: Diffusion and Osmosis• Lab 13: Enzyme Catalysis• Lab 5: Photosynthesis• Lab 6: Cellular Respiration• Lab 7: Mitosis and Meiosis• Lab 1: Genetics of Fruit Flies• Lab 8-9: pGLO and DNA Fingerprinting• Lab 2: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium• Lab 3: Cladogram Evolution• Lab 11: Transpiration

– Each lab requires a full lab write-up– These labs are fair game for the AP Exam

The AP Biology Class• Category 4: QUIA Quizzes (10%)

– QUIA is a website that we use to build quizzes, surveys, etc.

– Every week students have textbook reading assignments.

– Every Monday at 11:59 PM a quiz is due based on this reading

• Quiz is available on Thursday– Students may take the quiz as many

times as they like– 2 of the 17 quizzes will be dropped at the

end of the semester.– The reading schedule is available on the

class website.

The AP Biology Class• Category 5: Unit Exams (25%)

– Each exam is 49 MC questions and 1 math question

– Exams will either have 1 long essay question or 2 short essay questions

– ALL QUESTIONS are taken directly off of previous AP Exams. We don’t write them.

– Retakes• MC exams: Students may retake these

ONCE per semester• Essay exams: Students may not retake

these.• Gives students both the sense of

importance that the real exam will have while giving them additional chances to practice/improve grades.

The AP Biology Class• Extra Credit Opportunities

– Retaking MC and vocab exams– Textbook website quizzes for extra points

on the MC exams– Each unit has a challenge question for

extra points on essay exams– Extra credit handout sheet; larger

projects for end-of-semester grade bumps

– CHS grade bump for students who pass the AP exam

• 3+5% on one semester.• 4+5% both semesters, or 10% one sem.• 5+10% both semesters.

The AP Biology Class• Other grades

– Participation grade and final exam will also be counted at the end of the semester.

• Study skills– If your student struggles with how to

study, this is a specialty of mine—not just for science!

• Science fees– Don’t forget to pay down at the ASB

office if you haven’t already