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About the Exam
About the Exam
Exam Overview
The AP Biology Exam will test your understanding of the biological concepts covered in the course units, as well as your ability to utilize the scientific method and analyze data.
This is a hybrid digital exam. You’ll complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in the Bluebook testing app. You’ll handwrite your free-response answers in paper exam booklets.
Type of Calculator Allowed
4-function (with square root) or scientific (nongraphing) calculator
Built-in Desmos scientific calculator through Bluebook
Update for 2027 AP Exams: Handheld calculators with storage capabilities such as graphing calculators are not allowed.
Exam Duration
3hrs
Prepare for Your Exam
Prepare for Your Exam
Section 1: Multiple Choice
Section 1: Multiple Choice
60 questions | 1hr 30 mins | 50% of score
The multiple-choice section includes individual, single questions as well as sets of questions that refer to the same diagram or data presentation.
Questions will test your ability to:
Explain biological concepts, processes, and models
Analyze diagrams, flow charts, and other visual representations
Use the scientific method
Perform mathematical calculations to analyze data
Support scientific claims with evidence
Section II: Free Response
Section II: Free Response
6 questions | 1 hour 30 mins | 50% of score
The free-response section includes two long questions and four short questions.
Questions will test your ability to:
Interpret and evaluate results from an experiment
Graph and analyze data
Understand the principles and procedures of lab investigations
Predict the causes or effects of a change in a biological system
Analyze a visual representation of a biological phenomenon
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