AP Biology
®
Practice Exam #3
and Notes
For the
Spring 2023
Exam
,This exam is provided by College Board for AP Exam preparation. Teachers are
permitted to download the materials and make copies to use with their students in a
classroom setting only. To maintain the security of this exam, teachers should collect all
materials after their administration and keep them in a secure location.
Further distribution of these materials outside of the secure College
Board site disadvantages teachers who rely on uncirculated questions
for classroom testing. Any additional distribution is in violation of College
Board’s copyright policies and may result in the termination of Practice Exam
access for your school as well as the removal of access to other online
services such as the AP Teacher Community and Online Score Reports.
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2 AP Biology Practice Exam
,Contents
I. Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format ................................................................... 4
Administering the Practice Exam ........................................................... 4
Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section ............................................ 6
AP® Biology Practice Exam.................................................................. 7
II. Notes on the Practice Exam
Multiple-Choice Section ...................................................................... 72
Answer Key and Question Alignment to Course Framework .............. 102
Free-Response Section ...................................................................... 104
Contact Us .................................................................................................... 112
AP Biology Practice Exam 3
, Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format
The AP Biology Exam is approximately 3 hours in length. There are two sections.
• Section I is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 60 multiple-choice questions,
accounting for 50 percent of the final score.
• Section II is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 2 long free-response
questions and 4 short free-response questions, accounting for 50 percent
of the final score.
Administering the Practice Exam
This section contains instructions for administering the AP Biology Practice
Exam. You may wish to use these instructions to create an exam situation that
resembles an actual administration. If so, read the indented, boldface directions
to the students; all other instructions are for administering the exam and need
not be read aloud. Before beginning testing, have all exam materials ready for
distribution. These include test booklets and answer sheets. (Reminder: Final
instructions for every AP Exam are published in the AP Exam Instructions book.)
SECTION I: Multiple Choice
When you are ready to begin Section I, say:
Section I is the multiple-choice portion of the exam. Mark all of your
responses on your answer sheet, one response per question. If you need
to erase, do so carefully and completely. Your score on the multiple-
choice section will be based solely on the number of questions answered
correctly. You may use a four-function (with square root), scientific, or
graphing calculator. Are there any questions?
You have 1 hour and 30 minutes for this section. Open your Section I
booklet and begin.
Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . After 1 hour
and 20 minutes, say:
There are 10 minutes remaining.
After 10 minutes, say:
Stop working. I will now collect your Section I booklet and multiple-
choice answer sheet.
There is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II.
4 AP Biology Practice Exam
®
Practice Exam #3
and Notes
For the
Spring 2023
Exam
,This exam is provided by College Board for AP Exam preparation. Teachers are
permitted to download the materials and make copies to use with their students in a
classroom setting only. To maintain the security of this exam, teachers should collect all
materials after their administration and keep them in a secure location.
Further distribution of these materials outside of the secure College
Board site disadvantages teachers who rely on uncirculated questions
for classroom testing. Any additional distribution is in violation of College
Board’s copyright policies and may result in the termination of Practice Exam
access for your school as well as the removal of access to other online
services such as the AP Teacher Community and Online Score Reports.
© 2020 College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered
trademarks of College Board.
Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org.
2 AP Biology Practice Exam
,Contents
I. Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format ................................................................... 4
Administering the Practice Exam ........................................................... 4
Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section ............................................ 6
AP® Biology Practice Exam.................................................................. 7
II. Notes on the Practice Exam
Multiple-Choice Section ...................................................................... 72
Answer Key and Question Alignment to Course Framework .............. 102
Free-Response Section ...................................................................... 104
Contact Us .................................................................................................... 112
AP Biology Practice Exam 3
, Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format
The AP Biology Exam is approximately 3 hours in length. There are two sections.
• Section I is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 60 multiple-choice questions,
accounting for 50 percent of the final score.
• Section II is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 2 long free-response
questions and 4 short free-response questions, accounting for 50 percent
of the final score.
Administering the Practice Exam
This section contains instructions for administering the AP Biology Practice
Exam. You may wish to use these instructions to create an exam situation that
resembles an actual administration. If so, read the indented, boldface directions
to the students; all other instructions are for administering the exam and need
not be read aloud. Before beginning testing, have all exam materials ready for
distribution. These include test booklets and answer sheets. (Reminder: Final
instructions for every AP Exam are published in the AP Exam Instructions book.)
SECTION I: Multiple Choice
When you are ready to begin Section I, say:
Section I is the multiple-choice portion of the exam. Mark all of your
responses on your answer sheet, one response per question. If you need
to erase, do so carefully and completely. Your score on the multiple-
choice section will be based solely on the number of questions answered
correctly. You may use a four-function (with square root), scientific, or
graphing calculator. Are there any questions?
You have 1 hour and 30 minutes for this section. Open your Section I
booklet and begin.
Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . After 1 hour
and 20 minutes, say:
There are 10 minutes remaining.
After 10 minutes, say:
Stop working. I will now collect your Section I booklet and multiple-
choice answer sheet.
There is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II.
4 AP Biology Practice Exam
