Pack - CliffsAP Biology

CliffsAP Biology, 3rd Edition

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Copyright 2007 Phillip E. Pack

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Pack, Phillip E.
CliffsAP biology / by Phillip E. Pack. 3rd ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-09764-9 (pbk.)
ISBN-10: 0-470-09764-7
1. BiologyExaminationsStudy guides. 2. Universities and collegesUnited StatesEntrance examinationsStudy guides. 3. Advanced placement programs (Education)Study guides. I. Title. II. Title: Cliffs AP biology. III. Title: Cliffs advanced placement biology. IV. Title: Advanced placement biology.
QH316.P34 2007
570.76dc22

2007015552

ISBN: 978-0-470-09764-9

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About the Authors

Phillip E. Pack taught AP Biology for eleven years. He is currently Professor of Biology at Woodbury University in Burbank, California. He teaches courses in biology, human biology, botany, field botany, environmental studies, and evolution, and co-teaches various interdisciplinary courses, including energy and society (with architecture faculty) and natural history of California and nature writing (with English faculty).

Authors Acknowledgments

To Mary and Megan

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Introduction

How You Should Use This Book

The Advanced Placement Program is designed to encourage students to take challenging courses in high school and receive college credit for their efforts. Many high schools offer classes especially designed for the AP program, but any course or program of study, whatever it is called, is appropriate as preparation for taking the AP exam if the content is college level. This book helps you to prepare for the Advanced Placement Examination in Biology. It does this in three ways:

• First, it reviews the important material that you need to know for the actual AP exam. These reviews are detailed but written in an organized and condensed format, making them especially useful for studying.
• Second, after each section review, the book provides you with questions that reinforce the review. These questions are typical of AP exam questions, and many of them, like those on the AP exam, require considerable thought to determine the correct answer. In addition, some of the review questions ask you to apply the reviewed material to new situations and, as a result, increase your breadth of understanding. Answers with complete explanations are provided.
• Third, two complete practice tests are provided, giving you the opportunity to evaluate your knowledge and your test-taking skills. Taking these practice tests helps to improve your AP exam score because these tests are similar in content and format to the actual AP exam. Complete explanations are given for each question, and a scoring worksheet is provided to help you determine your score.

For more test-taking practice, a companion book by the author of this book is available. CliffsAP: 5 Biology Practice Exams provides five additional practice exams, complete with answers and explanations. The 500 multiple-choice questions and 20 essay questions in the companion book and the more than 650 multiple-choice questions and 75 essay questions in this book are unique; little overlap of content exists among the questions. The entire range of potential AP exam content is thoroughly covered.

When preparing for a test, have you ever wished that you had a copy of your teachers lecture notes? The review sections in this book are very much like lecture notes. Each section contains all the important terminology with brief descriptions. All the important biological processes are outlined with a key word or phrase, listed in an easy-to-remember sequence. After each key word or phrase, a short explanation is given. When you study the material the first time, you can read the key words and the short explanations. When you review, you can just study the key words, rereading the explanations only as needed.