AP Biology FRQ Friday Tips and Tricks

Open Ended

Describe a situation in which you might accidentally write your response on the wrong page of an FRQ booklet. How would you handle it based on the advice given?

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to stay calm and communicate clearly if you make a mistake on your AP Biology FRQ booklet?

• It helps ensure your response is found and graded correctly.

• It allows you to skip questions you don't know.

• It gives you extra time on the exam.

• It impresses the exam proctor.

Multiple Choice

Where can students find practice Free Response Questions (FRQs) for AP Biology?

• On AP Central and through AP Bio FRQ Days videos

• Only in their textbooks

• From their teachers only

• On social media platforms

Open Ended

Explain the difference in how responses are submitted for Section 1 and Section 2 of the Hybrid AP Bio Exam.

Fill in the Blank

Section 2 of the AP Bio Exam consists of ___ long FRQs and ___ short FRQs.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the recommended order for managing your time during the FRQ section of the AP Bio Exam?

• Reading period, long FRQ, short FRQ, long FRQ, short FRQ, last minute updates

• Short FRQ, long FRQ, reading period, last minute updates

• Long FRQ, short FRQ, reading period, last minute updates

• Reading period, short FRQ, long FRQ, last minute updates

Multiple Select

Select all the types of tasks you may be asked to do in the FRQ section of the AP Bio Exam.

• Interpret and evaluate results

• Analyze data

• Write a research paper

• Analyze a model or representation

Open Ended

What are three best practices to keep in mind when answering FRQs on the AP Bio Exam?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a recommended tip for graphing according to the 'Graphing Tips & Tricks' slide?

• Use a pen to draw graphs

• Label your axis with title and units

• Use logical, easy counting axis scaling

• Use as much graph paper as possible

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank: According to Table 2, a blood glucose level of ___ mg/dL or higher is classified as 'Affected.'

Open Ended

Explain how you would use the information in Table 2 to classify the risk status of each individual in the blood glucose study.

Multiple Choice

Based on the data for individuals IV-1 to IV-8, which individual is both at risk of developing the disorder and has a significantly different blood glucose level from IV-1?

• IV-2

• IV-3

• IV-4

• IV-5

Multiple Choice

Which corn strain has the highest average number of crossovers, and how does it compare to the strain with the lowest number of double-strand breaks?

• Strain I has the highest average number of crossovers, and Strain VI has the lowest number of double-strand breaks.

• Strain II has the highest average number of crossovers, and Strain V has the lowest number of double-strand breaks.

• Strain III has the highest average number of crossovers, and Strain IV has the lowest number of double-strand breaks.

• Strain IV has the highest average number of crossovers, and Strain I has the lowest number of double-strand breaks.

Multiple Select

Based on the graph and data for corn strains I, II, and III, which of the following statements are supported by the data?

• There is no statistical difference in the average number of crossovers between strains II and III.

• Strain I has a higher average number of crossovers than strains II and III.

• Strain III has a higher average number of crossovers than strain I.

• Strain II has a lower average number of crossovers than strain VI.

Multiple Choice

Which variable(s) did the researchers examine to determine their effect on the Cq value of housekeeping genes?

• Developmental stage, sex, and cell type

• Temperature and pH

• Only developmental stage

• Only cell type

Multiple Choice

In a box plot, what does the line inside the box represent?

• Median

• Mean

• Mode

• Range

Fill in the Blank

The gene that had the lowest median Cq value when bees of different developmental stages were compared is ___.

Fill in the Blank

The gene that has the lowest level of gene expression regardless of variable is ___.

Open Ended

Explain how the data in the table and graph can be used to compare the growth patterns of species A and species B when grown separately versus together.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of dependent variables in an experiment?

• Amount of mRNA measured

• Gene expression level

• Type of cell used

• Developmental stage

Open Ended

Identify an independent variable in the experiment. Identify a negative control in the experiment. Justify why the scientists included Sample III as a control treatment in the experiment.

Open Ended

Identify the independent variable in the follow-up experiment.

Open Ended

Identify the dependent variable in the experiment.

Open Ended

Based on Table 1, identify a dependent variable in the researchers’ experiment.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a null hypothesis in an experiment?

• The independent variable has no effect on the dependent variable.

• The dependent variable causes a change in the independent variable.

• The independent variable always increases the dependent variable.

• The dependent variable is not measured in the experiment.

Open Ended

State a null hypothesis for the experiment involving sand lance embryos and climate change.

Open Ended

After learning these AP Biology FRQ tips and tricks, what is one question you still have or something you would like to know more about?

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you accidentally write your response on the wrong page of your FRQ booklet during the AP Biology exam?

• Panic and erase your answer

• Leave the answer as it is and hope the reader finds it

• Remain calm and write a note to the readers on the correct page where to find the response

• Start the exam over