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CliffsAP Biology (Cliffs Ap Biology) | 
| Author: Phillip E., Ph.d. Pack
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Rating:  98 reviews
Sales Rank: 4107
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0470097647
Dewey Decimal Number: 570.76
EAN: 9780470097649
Publication Date: July 23, 2007
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Product Description
Your complete guide to a higher score on the *AP Biology exam
About the contents:
Introduction
* A review of the AP exam format and scoring
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Proven strategies for answering multiple-choice questions
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Hints for tackling the essay questions
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A list of 14 specific must-know principles
Part I: Subject Area Reviews
* Covers 14 subject areas
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Includes sample questions and answers for each subject
Part II: Laboratory Review
* A focused review of all 12 AP laboratory exercises
Part III: AP Biology Practice Tests
* 2 full-length practice tests that simulate the actual test
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Answers and complete explanations
*AP is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
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 Best AP Biology Prep Book September 3, 2001
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
For students taking AP biology, I highly recommend Cliff's AP Biology prep book. The book covers the most important aspects of biology that students are responsible for knowing on the AP exam. It also serves as a useful supplement to their textbook as it explains difficult material clearly. The diagrams included in the book are easy to understand and help students with important concepts such as metabolism. Because it it often difficult to cover the entire AP curriculum, I was pleased to that Cliff's had included an additional chapter on labs. Each chapter includes multiple choice and free response questions which are important for practice. A full length practice test can be found at the end of the book. It is a good idea to take this test but be sure you take it timed. The questions in this book more closely match the types of questions that students are likely to see on the AP test as compared to other biology prep books. This is important because it gives students a reasonable idea of how they might score on the actual test. In addition to Cliff's, I also have REA and Princeton's Review. As an AP biology teacher, I find those useful as a source of questions, however, I would suggest that students first purchase Cliff's and if they can purchase only one prep book, Cliff's is the one to buy. The book will not magically get you a 5 on the exam; you will have to study. I do not recommend substituting this book for your textbook; instead use it as a supplement. For students who are motivated to do well in AP biology, there is no doubt that Cliff's is an excellent resource.
The Best June 29, 2002
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is the best review book for any subject that I have ever seen. Philip Pack keeps the information simple, clear, and concise.This book is not only good to study for the AP, but it is also a great class supliment. I found that I hardly ever had to read my textbook (Campbell's Biology), and I kept on getting a 95 or over on most of my tests. In addition to that, with this book, I got an A for the course, and 800 on the Biology SAT IIs, and a 5 (that's right, a 5) on my 2002 Biology AP! If you read through this book, there is no way that you can get below a 4 on the AP. Also, if you are looking at this book in september, I strongly urge you to add this book to your shopping cart, because this book is great for the entire year. Finally, the best part of the book is that after each chapter, there are reinforcing multipe choice questions and practice essays, which help you prepare fore exams and the AP. Simply put...this book is THE BEST.
One of the Two Best AP Biology Books June 28, 2008
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I used this book and Dr. Sanghera's AP Biology Flashcard Quicklet to prepare for the AP Biology exam. I love both of these books and here are my reviews:
This book is cool. It's to the point and covers all the topics very concisely. So, that saves you lot of time that you can use elsewhere. However, it gives you all the info that you need to pass the AP Biology exam. It's short and sweet: material is covered in a reader-friendly way; easy to follow, understand, and retain. I used this book in combination with the following book: the Flashcard Quicklet.
AP Biology Flashcard Quicklet: Flashcards in a Book for Biology StudentsFlash cards are cool tools to review your preparation for the exam. I like this style of flash cards though: flash cards in a book. Loose flash cards could be annoying; they are hard to keep together...flash cards in a book are cool..no lost cards...easy to keep them together..Besides, in this book, the flash cards are very much self contained; good and easy to follow answers and explanations....You can use this flash card book with any AP Biology book or without any book...it's not tied to a specific book...The coverage of topics is quite comprehensive and there is lots of space to make your own notes...I love it...
I would say these are the only two books you need to pass the exam.
Cliffs AP Biology is the authority on this AP October 27, 2001
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I took the exam on May 16, 2001 using this review book and Campbell's fifth edition of Biology and got a score of a five on the AP. This book does not teach you the details you need to do very well on the AP, however what it does do is that it shows what concepts are needed to do well on the AP. It helped tremendously on the essays in part 2 of the exam. My advice, is to buy both Campbell's fifth edition and this review book. By first reading this review book you get an idea of what's important on the exam and then using the textbook you can gain a greater understanding of the biological concepts behind it and the detailed information often only available in textbooks.
AP Biology Teacher Bible August 18, 2002
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is by far the best AP Biology study guide I have ever seen. Barron's goes into WAY too much detail to be much use as a reviewing tool, the Princeton Review gives just a glance over the basics and leaves out important detail. Cliff's goes over EXACTLY what is on the College Board's topic outline. It does and excellent job of modeling questions and lab topics that are like those on the AP test. Year after year, students tell me that this book was their salvation. Because of that I am making this book a requirement for my class. This book gives plenty of emphasis on the lab requirement and reviews every lab that is in the "Acorn" book from the College Board. If you are a first year AP teacher, use this book to determine what to teach and how to structure your curriculum and you will leave nothing out and you won't waste any time teaching something that won't be tested on the exam. In fact, teach in the order of the book, structure you lectures around it. The students' scores will amaze you!
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