AP Biology Exam - UPDATED

Exam timing

Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions

Question 1 (25 mins.)

Question 2 (15 mins.)

% of exam weight (rounded)

65%

35%

Question name

Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results

Conceptual Analysis

Question description

Question 1 presents students with an authentic scenario accompanied by data in a table and/or graph. This question assesses students’ ability to do the following:

• Describe and explain biological concepts, processes, or models, in applied context
• Identify and justify experimental design procedures
• Analyze data
• Make and justify predictions

Question 2 presents students with an authentic scenario describing a biological phenomenon with a disruption. This question assesses students’ ability to do the following:

• Describe biological concepts or processes, in applied context
• Explain biological concepts or processes, in applied context
• Predict the causes or effects of a change in a biological system
• Support or justify a claim with reasoning or evidence

Corresponding free-response question (FRQ) type in the course and exam description binder

FRQ 1

FRQ 4

Units eligible for 2020 exam

Units 1–6

Units not included in 2020 exam

Units 7–8