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Cracking the AP Biology Exam, 2008 Edition (College Test Prep) |
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 570.76
EAN: 9780375766404
ISBN: 0375766405
Label: Princeton Review
Manufacturer: Princeton Review
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2007-12-26
Publisher: Princeton Review
Release Date: 2007-12-26
Studio: Princeton Review
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Editorial Reviews:
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Scoring high on the AP Biology Exam is very different from earning straight A's in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about biology--only the strategies and information you'll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP Biology Exam, we'll teach you how to
·Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score
·Focus only on the biology topics that are likely to be covered on the test
·Memorize complicated biology concepts using simple techniques
·Test your knowledge with review questions for each topic covered
This book includes 2 full-length practice AP Biology tests. All of our practice questions are just like those you'll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.
Cracking the AP Biology Exam has been fully updated for the 2008 test.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good study material
Comment: This book was very thorough and covered all of the material that I needed for the test. I would recommend this book for anyone considering taking the AP biology exam.
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Summary: Barely serves its purpose
Comment: I was quite disappointed with this book. Yes, it provides a review of the material and outlines the format of the test. However, the review is not as in-depth as it should be. In addition, the book's suggestions for writing the essays are somewhat ridiculous. For example, it suggests spending 5 minutes outlining each essay after the 10 minute reading period is over. Doing that would consume 20 minutes of the 90 you have to write the essay, leaving a little over an hour to write 4 essays. Spelling and grammatical mistakes in the book are also ubiquitous. For example, in a diagram on one of the chapter quizzes, the Loop of Henle in the kidney is referred to as the "Loop of Henlo", and the afferent arteriole the "afferent arteriale". Even in the chapter quiz answers there are mistakes (ex. calling the biome "with producers adapted to fire" the tundra, yet in the explanation saying most of its vegetation consists of grass). Overall, this book will give you an overly selective review of AP Biology, and is clearly not well edited or proofread. However, it still is good enough to allow you to brush up on the material you need, provided you have learned it already.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very descriptive, concise, comfortable and easy reading
Comment: This book makes Biology seem like an easy subject!! It covers a lot of material in a very clear and concise and easy to read manner, and even offers succinct sum-ups at the end of very long stuff, and offers mnemonics to help you remember long lists of things. Example:
The Mitosis cyle:
I is for Interlude
P is for Prepare
M is for Meet
A is for Apart
T is for tear
This book has less information than the AP Barron's book, I noticed. It cuts out a lot of, what it calls, "unnecessary vocablulary that you don't need to know for the AP Exam," and "unnecessary information." (Notice the title is "Cracking the AP Biology Exam")
What I appreciate the most are the compare-and-contrast tables and its very useful diagrams and pictures for visual aid that pretty much kicks Mr. Confusion out of your brain!
This book is a lot better than my teacher. I nail her tests now mostly because of this book!
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