Sample Exam

Questions

The sample exam questions that follow illustrate the relationship between the course
framework and AP Biology Exam and serve as examples of the types of questions that

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions

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Questions 4–7 refer to the following material.

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Table 1. The distribution of chlorophylls in several groups of organisms

Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll b Chlorophyll c Chlorophyll d

Flowering plants
Green algae
Brown algae

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Section II: Free-Response Questions

Read each question carefully. Write your response in the space provided for each
part of each question. Answers must be written out in paragraph form. Outlines,
bulleted lists, or diagrams alone are not acceptable and will not be scored.

Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results (Question 1 on the AP Exam)

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Table 1. Frequencies of leucine and phenylalanine at position 1014 of the

Total Heterozygous
Homozygous Homozygous for
Region Date Mosquitoes for Leucine and
for Leucine Phenylalanine
Tested Phenylalanine
October
A 5

A - 5

October
A -

A -

October
B 5

October
B 8

B 44

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Analyze Model or Visual Representation (Question 5 on AP Exam)

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Answer Key and Question
Alignment to Course Framework

Multiple-Choice Learning
Question Answer Skill Objective Unit

1 A 1.A IST-3.B 4

2 B 6.E.a IST-1.F 5

3 D 3.A IST-2.C 6

4 B 4.B.c SYI-1.G 8

5 C 5.A.c SYI-1.G 8

6 A 3.C.b SYI-1.G 8

7 D 6.E.a ENE-1.N 8

8 D 2.B.b ENE-1.F 3

9 D 4.B.b EVO-2.B 7

10 C 2.B.b ENE-2.H 2

11 B 1.C IST-1.N 6

12 C 1.B SYI-1.B 1

13 B 1.C EVO-3.F 7

14 A 2.C ENE-3.C 4
15 B 6.B ENE-1.I 3

Free-Response Learning
Question Question Type Skill Objective Unit
1 Interpreting and Evaluating 1.A, 1.C, EVO-1.E, 1, 6, 7
Experimental Results 3.B, 3.C.a, EVO-1.H,
3.C.b, 3.C.c, EVO-1.L,
4.B.b, 4.B.c, IST-2.E,
5.A.a, 6.B SYI-1.C
5 Analyze Model or Visual 1.A, 2.B.b, IST-1.H, 5
Representation 2.D.b, 2.C IST-1.I

The scoring information for the questions within this course and exam
description, along with further exam resources, can be found on the
AP Biology Exam Page

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