Study the core scientific principles, theories, and processes that govern living organisms and biological systems.

Score2013[4]2014[5]2015[6]2016[7]2017[8]2018[9]2019[10]2020[11]2021[12]55.5%6.6%6.4%6.6%6.4%7.1%7.2%9.5%7%421.6%22.4%22.1%21%21%21.5%22.2%22.7%20%336.2%35.2%35.9%33.6%36.7%32.9%35.3%36.9%34%229.3%27.1%27.5%28.8%27.5%28.5%26.6%24.1%30%17.4%8.7%8.2%10.1%8.4%10%8.8%6.9%10%% of scores 3 or higher63.3%64.2%64.4%61.3%64.1%61.5%64.7%69.1%61%Mean2.882.912.912.852.902.872.933.042.87Standard deviation1.011.051.041.071.031.081.061.061.07Number of students203,189213,294223,479238,080254,270259,663260,816233,444212,198https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Biology

Textbook

Campbell Biology (we bought an older edition)

Additional Reading

I am so grateful to the booklist created by a teacher on Amazon . We found many great reads from her suggestions. Some of our favorites:

Heart: a History by Sandeep Jauhar

Nine Pints by Rose George

Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston

Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes On An Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande

Double Helix by James Watson

The Secret Life of Germs by Philip M. Tierno

Microbe Hunters by Paul De Kruif

Rosalind Franklin and DNA by Anne Sayre

Ah-Choo by Jeniffer Ackerman

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond

Spying on Whales by Nick Pyenson

Favorite Websites

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BziVV71JxezUQVRQNzFZVkIwNEU/editpractice examhttps://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0508/5878/6976/files/AP_Bio_Cram_Chart_2021.pdf?v=1614033729cram charthttps://apbiopenguins.weebly.com/2020-2021-exam-review.htmlreview sitehttps://apbiopenguins.weebly.com/uploads/2/6/8/2/26820373/ap_biology_review_guide_2020-2021__apbiopenguins.pdfHUGE comprehensive reviewhttps://fiveable.me/ap-bioReviewhttps://openstax.org/books/biology-ap-courses/pages/23-2-stemsReview