AP Biology Practice Exam #3 and Note

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and Notes
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Spring
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2020 Exam
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, This i x i x exam i x i x may i x i x not i x i x be i x i x posted i x i x on i x i x school i x i x or i x i x personal
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i x i x This i x i x exam i x i x is i x i x provided i x i x by College Board for AP Exam
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ixix preparation. Teachers are permitted to download the materials and
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ixix make copies to use with their students in a classroom setting only. To
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ixix maintain the security of this exam, teachers should collect all materials
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ixix after their administration and keep them in a secure location.
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Further i x i x distribution i x i x of i x i x these i x i x materials i x i x outside i x i x of i x i x the
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ixix policies and may result in the termination of Practice Exam access for
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ixix your school as well as the removal of access to other online services
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ixix such as the AP Teacher Community and Online Score Reports.
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2 AP Biology Practice
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Exam
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,Contents

I. Practice Exam ixix




Exam Content and Format...................................................................... 4
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Administering the Practice Exam ........................................................... 4
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Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section ............................................. 6
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AP® Biology Practice Exam ................................................................... 7
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II. Notes on the Practice Exam
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Multiple-Choice Section ........................................................................ 72
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Answer Key and Question Alignment to Course Framework .............102
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Free-Response Section...........................................................................104
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Contact Us .........................................................................................................112
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AP Biology Practice
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Exam Content and Format ixix ixix ixix




The AP Biology Exam is approximately 3 hours in length. There are two sections.
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• Section I is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 60 multiple-choice
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questions, accounting for 50 percent of the final score.
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• Section II is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 2 long free-
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response questions and 4 short free-response questions, accounting
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for 50 percent of the final score.
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Administering the Practice Exam ixix ixix ixix




This section contains instructions for administering the AP Biology
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Practice Exam. You may wish to use these instructions to create an exam
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situation that resembles an actual administration. If so, read the indented,
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boldface directions to the students; all other instructions are for
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administering the exam and need
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beginning testing, have all exam materials ready for distribution. These
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include test booklets and answer sheets. (Reminder: Final instructions for
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every AP Exam are published in the AP Exam Instructions book.)
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SECTION I: Multiple Choice ixix ixix ixix




When you are ready to begin Section I, say:
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Section I is the multiple-choice portion of the exam. Mark all of
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your responses on your answer sheet, one response per question. If
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you need to erase, do so carefully and completely. Your score on
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the multiple- choice section will be based solely on the number of
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questions answered correctly. You may use a four-function (with
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square root), scientific, or graphing calculator. Are there any
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questions?
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You have 1 hour and 30 minutes for this section. Open your Section I
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booklet and begin.
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Note Start Time here
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and 20 minutes, say:
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After 10 minutes, say:
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Stop working. I will now collect your Section I booklet and multiple-
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choice answer sheet.
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There is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II.
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4 AP Biology Practice
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