The New AP Bio Test Format

The 4 Big Ideas!1) The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life2) Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis3) Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes4) Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties

AP Exam FormatSection I

Question Type Number of Questions Timing

Part A: Multiple Choice 6390 minutes

Part B: Grid-In 6

Section II

Long Free Response 280 minutes +

10-minute reading period Short Free Response 6

Sample Multiple Choice Questions

Things You MUST KNOW for the AP…so far…

Things You MUST KNOW for the AP…so far…

Things You MUST KNOW for the AP…so far…

Things You MUST KNOW for the AP…so far…

Things You MUST KNOW for the AP…so far…

Things you Don’t Need for the AP Test Specific steps, names of enzymes and intermediates of the

pathways of burning sugars, fats, and proteins The specific steps of the Calvin cycle, structure of the

molecules, and the names of enzymes (except ATP synthase)

The steps of glycolysis or the Krebs cycle, or the structures of molecules and enzyme names involved

Names of Electron Carriers in the ETC Details on any Cyclin-Cdk complex or growth factor Memorizing the names of mitosis The molecular structures of nucleotides, amino acids,

lipids, and carbohydrates Functions of smooth ER in specialized cells Phospholipid synthesis or enzymes inside lysosomes,

peroxisomes, and secretory vesicles Specific examples of how lysosomes digest material The molecular structure of chlorophyll No specific cofactors or coenzymes

What You Need to Know for the Mid-term… Functional groups

(properties/structures) Polymers monomers; how

they form 4 Major Organic Molecules

structure/function Proteins how they fold and

what effects structure/function

Free Energy Metabolic pathways Kinase/Phosphatase Enzymatic reactions Enzyme structure Enzyme inhibition

Microscopy Types of cells and their

characteristics Cell membranes many

many jobs Cell Organelles structure

and function Types of membrane

proteins Membrane Experiments Active vs. Passive Transport Diffusion and Osmosis Calculating Water Potential Exo/Endocytosis

What You Need to Know for the Mid-term… Types of Cell signaling Steps to signaling Types of signals Protein kinase and

Amplification Receptor Tyrosine Kinase

vs. G-proteins cAMP vs. IP3/DAG Steps of Cellular Respiration Regulation of Glycolysis Krebs Cycle and alternative

energy Electron transport chain ATP Synthase Fermentations

Steps to Photosynthesis Where does O go? Chlorophyll and Carotenoids Types of Chlorophyll Photosystems I and II Calvin Cycle Rubisco C4 and CAM Photorespiration Cell Cycle and Checkpoints Stages of Mitosis Cyclin/Cdks Oncogenes and Cancer