Advanced Placement (AP) Biology (also known as AP Bio) is an Advanced Placement biology course and exam offered by the College Board in the United States.
For the 2012–2013 school year, the College Board unveiled a new curriculum with a greater focus on "scientific practices".
[1] This course is designed for students who wish to pursue an interest in the life sciences.
The percentage indicates the portion of the multiple-choice section of the exam focused on each content area:[3] The course is based on and tests six skills, called scientific practices which include: In addition to the topics above, students are required to be familiar with general lab procedure.
There are 60 multiple choice questions and six free responses, two long and four short.