CliffsAP Biology (CliffsNotes AP)
by Phillip E. Pack Ph.D.
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Author: Phillip E. Pack Ph.D.Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-23
ISBN: 0470097647
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
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Book Review: An excellent review of AP Biology
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently received Cliff's Notes for AP Biology and have been invited to review it. It may be more useful to take one sample AP test cold to diagnose one's rusty areas, rather than go through a complete textbook, such as Campbell's Biology, 7th (AP) Edition. One can then do many of the exercises in the review book, then read Campbell, especially for broad areas like evolution and ecology.
For a review book, it is fairly complete, but lacking in illustrations for information that is best explained in pictures. For instance, the picture of the muscle sarcomere on p. 197 is lacking in detail. Compare it with Robert Griffin's Biology Coloring Book, text-and-plate 40. The questions have the level of difficulty of an AP exam, all to the good, but some questions show an occasional lack of clarity.
Here is one example of a poorly-vetted question. One option for a multiple choice question leads one to choose an answer stating that plasma cells initiate an attack against a specific antigen. But what about B-cells, their precursors? Although this was not an option, it seems to me lacking: Antigen-presenting cells, like macrophages, initiate an attack against a specific antigen by stimulating the T-helper cells, which stimulate the production of B-cells which in turn mature into antibody-secreting plasma cells. This is stated in the text on p. 200, but is apparently contradicted in the multiple choice quiz on p. 204.
Cliff's Notes for AP Biology has ten lab experiments which include restriction enzyme analysis, visualization with (nontoxic) methylene blue and Rf values plotted on semilog graph paper. The book also includes a photosynthesis experiment using DPIP. Rf values are used in the first part, which is simple paper chromatography pigment-tracking experiment. Dr. Phillip Pack has done students (and teachers) a real service by providing such an extensive, thought-provoking review of key experiments.
Interesting facts "around the core" of what's necessary to do well in an AP Biology course are mentioned. For example: The lungs have no countercurrent system, but both glomerulus and loop of Henle have them, as do the small intestine, the liver, and the hypothalamus.
In sum, this review book is of very high quality. It is rigorous, facts and ideas are clearly presented. Apparently for the need of getting the book out the door fast, some of the illustrations are somewhat lacking in detail. But one should not apply the standards of a university-level textbook to a review book.
Summary of CliffsAP Biology (CliffsNotes AP)
Your complete guide to a higher score on the AP Biology exam.Included in book: A review of the AP exam format and scoring, proven strategies for answering multiple-choice questions, and hints for tackling the essay questions.
A list of 14 specific must-know principles are covered.
Includes sample questions and answers for each subject.
Laboratory Review includes a focused review of all 12 AP laboratory exercises.
AP Biology Practice Tests features 2 full-length practice tests that simulate the actual test along with 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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