AP Biology Course and Exam Description
This is the core document for this course.
Course Overview
AP Biology is an introductory college-level biology course. Students cultivate their understanding of biology through inquiry-based investigations as they explore topics like evolution, energetics, information storage and transfer, and system interactions.
Course and Exam Description
This is the core document for this course. It clearly lays out the course content and describes the exam and the AP Program in general. The CED was updated in the summer of 2020 to include scoring guidelines for the example questions.
Course Resources
Ap biology course overview.
This resource provides a succinct description of the course and exam.
AP Biology Course at a Glance
Excerpted from the AP Biology Course and Exam Description, the Course at a Glance document outlines the topics and skills covered in the AP Biology course, along with suggestions for sequencing.
AP Biology Course and Exam Description Walk-Through
Learn more about the CED in this interactive walk-through.
AP Biology CED Errata Sheet
This document details the updates made to the course and exam description (CED) in September 2019. It includes printable copies of the updated pages, which can be used as replacement sheets in your CED binder. Note: It does not include the scoring guidelines, which were added to the online CED in the summer of 2020.
AP Biology CED Scoring Guidelines
This document details how each of the sample free-response questions in the course and exam description (CED) would be scored. This information is now in the online CED, but was not included in the binders teachers received in 2019.
AP Biology: Equations and Formula Sheet
Students are allowed to use this resource on the AP Biology Exam. It is also available in Appendix A of the CED.
Course Content
Based on the Understanding by Design® (Wiggins and McTighe) model, this course framework provides a clear and detailed description of the course requirements necessary for student success. The framework specifies what students must know, be able to do, and understand, with a focus on the big ideas that encompass core principles, theories, and processes of the discipline. The framework also encourages instruction that prepares students for advanced work in STEM majors.
The AP Biology framework is organized into eight commonly taught units of study that provide one possible sequence for the course. As always, you have the flexibility to organize the course content as you like.
| Unit | Exam Weighting (Multiple-Choice Section) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Chemistry of Life | 8%–11% |
| Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function | 10%–13% |
| Unit 3: Cellular Energetics | 12%–16% |
| Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle | 10%–15% |
| Unit 5: Heredity | 8%–11% |
| Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation | 12%–16% |
| Unit 7: Natural Selection | 13%–20% |
| Unit 8: Ecology | 10%–15% |
Science Practices
The AP Biology framework included in the course and exam description outlines distinct skills, called science practices, that students should practice throughout the year—skills that will help them learn to think and act like biologists.
| Skill | Description | Exam Weighting (Multiple-Choice Section) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Concept Explanation | Explain biological concepts, processes, and models presented in written format | 25%–33% |
| 2. Visual Representations | Analyze visual representations of biological concepts and processes | 16%–24% |
| 3. Question and Method | Determine scientific question and method | 8%–14% |
| 4. Representing and Describing Data | Represent and describe data | 8%–14% |
| 5. Statistical Tests and Data Analysis | Perform statistical tests and mathematical calculations to analyze and interpret data | 8%–14% |
| 6. Argumentation | Develop and justify scientific arguments using evidence | 20%–26% |
AP and Higher Education
Higher education professionals play a key role in developing AP courses and exams, setting credit and placement policies, and scoring student work. The AP Higher Education section features information on recruitment and admission, advising and placement, and more.
This chart shows recommended scores for granting credit, and how much credit should be awarded, for each AP course. Your students can look up credit and placement policies for colleges and universities on the AP Credit Policy Search .
Meet the AP Biology Development Committee
The AP Program is unique in its reliance on Development Committees. These committees, made up of an equal number of college faculty and experienced secondary AP teachers from across the country, are essential to the preparation of AP course curricula and exams.
AP Biology Development Committee
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Welcome to AP Biology 2021! Complete the summer assignment and use the key to check your answers. Also read the graphing appendix and complete the graphing assignment. Finally, there is a worksheet on Properties of Water, which you need to complete. The goal of this assignment is to provide you with sample problems that
AP Biology Summer Assignment 2021 I am so glad that you have chosen to take AP Biology! It is an interesting, fun and challenging course. In order to "fit it all in" you must complete a summer assignment prior to our first class meeting. This summer assignment will likely take you between 4-8 hours to complete.
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We will start where the summer assignment leaves off to complete the first unit: biochemistry, in class. The first unit test will cover chapters 1-3. For your summer assignment you will take notes on a total of 11 Youtube lectures, read and take notes on 4 book sections, make one concept map, sign the AP Biology Contract, Complete "Questions ...
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AP Biology Course and Exam Description. This is the core document for this course. It clearly lays out the course content and describes the exam and the AP Program in general. The CED was updated in the summer of 2020 to include scoring guidelines for the example questions. PDF.
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The assignment will be due the week of September 14th (exact date TBD). You only need to turn in the answer pages of the assignment (not the survival guide or this cover page). If you would like to get ahead, you are welcome to work on the assignment over the summer, but you could also work on it once the school year has begun.
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2021-2022 Welcome to AP Biology! AP Biology is a rigorous course designed to introduce you to one of the most fascinating and useful of all modern sciences. Due to the large amount of material that needs to be covered during the year, a summer assignment is essential. Your summer assignment will be due by the end of the first week of school.
You will gain practice in writing formal lab reports and AP Free Response Questions, and in answering AP level multiple choice questions. The summer assignment is due by the end of the day (11:59 PM) on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. You can print the assignment, write on it and hand in the paper copy at school.
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lots, and have fun! As an AP student, you will be required to complete independent work both over the summer and throughout the school year. Unfortunately, we just don't have enough time to do it all in class. For your summer assignment, there are 3 parts: Part 1 consists of some information to help me get to know you better. Part II is an
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GREEN HOPE HIGH SCHOOL - AP Biology Summer Resources 2020 Key Materials and Course Resources: Textbook: Campbell Biology, 9e (ISBN-13: 978-0321558237) (The textbook will be provided on the first day of classes, but feel free to purchase your own copy so you can write in it) College Board: Course and Exam Description
You will gain practice in writing formal lab reports and AP Free Response Questions, and in answering AP level multiple choice questions. The summer assignment is due by the end of the day (11:59 PM) on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. You can print the assignment, write on it and hand in the paper copy at school.