10 ❯ STEP 1. Set Up Your Study Program
Calendar for Each Plan
Plan A: You Have a Full School Year to Prepare
Although its primary purpose is to prepare you for the AP Biology exam you will
take in May, this book can enrich your study of biology, your analytical skills,
and your scientific essay-writing skills.SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER(Check off the activities
as you complete them.)
— Determine the study mode (A, B, or C) that
applies to you.
— Carefully read Steps 1 and 2 of this book.
— Pay close attention to your walk-through of the
Diagnostic/Master Exam.
— Get on the web and take a look at the AP
website(s).
— Skim the comprehensive review section (Step 4).
(Reviewing the topics covered in this section will
be part of your yearlong preparation.)
— Buy a few color highlighters.
— Flip through the entire book. Break the book
in. Write in it. Toss it around a little bit...
highlight it.
— Get a clear picture of what your own school’s AP
Biology curriculum is.
— Begin to use the book as a resource to supplement
your classroom learning.
NOVEMBER(the first 10 weeks have elapsed)
— Read and study Chapter 5, Chemistry.
— Read and study Chapter 6, Cells.
— Read and study Chapter 7, Respiration.
DECEMBER
— Read and study Chapter 8, Photosynthesis.
— Read and study Chapter 9, Cell Division.
— Review Chapters 5–7.
JANUARY(20 weeks have elapsed)
— Read and study Chapter 10, Heredity.
— Read and study Chapter 11, Molecular Genetics.
— Review Chapters 5–9.
FEBRUARY
— Read and study Chapter 12, Evolution.
— Read and study Chapter 13, Taxonomy and
Classification.
— Review Chapters 5–11.
MARCH(30 weeks have now elapsed)
— Read and study Chapter 14, Plants.
— Read and study Chapter 15, Human Physiology.
— Read and study Chapter 16, Human Reproduction.
— Review Chapters 5–13.
APRIL
— Take Practice Exam 1 in the first week of April.
— Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.
— Study appropriate chapters to correct your
weaknesses.
— Read and study Chapter 17, Behavioral Ecology
and Ethology.
— Read and study Chapter 18, Ecology in Further
Detail.
— Read and study Chapter 19, Laboratory Review.
— Review Chapters 5–16.
MAY(first 2 weeks) (THIS IS IT!)
— Review Chapters 5–19—all the material!
— Take Practice Exam 2.
— Score yourself.
— Get a good night’s sleep before the exam. Fall
asleep knowing that you are well prepared.GOOD LUCK ON THE TEST!