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Recent AP Biology Free Response Questions, By Year
1998
1998
1998
1998
1.
2.
3.
4.
Cell membrane transport
Gene transfer
Asexual and sexual reproduction
Food web
1999
1999
1999
1999
1.
2.
3.
4.
Experiment, photosynthesis
Communication between cells
Domains
DNA as hereditary material
2000
2000
2000
2000
1.
2.
3.
4.
Experiment, enzyme
Feedback mechanisms and homeostasis
DNA replication, transcription, translation, transfer
Response to environment
2001
2001
2001
2001
1.
2.
3.
4.
Structure and function
Evolution and natural selection
Experiment, BOD, dissolved oxygen
Proteins
2002 1.
2002 2.
2002 3.
2002 4.
Molecular genetics techniques
Biological rhythms, animals
Structure and function
Experiment, diffusion
2002b1.
2002b2.
2002b3.
2002b4.
Bacteriophage
Experiment, circulation
Structure and function, polymers
Germ layers
2003 1.
2003 2.
2003 3.
2003 4.
Drosophila chi-square
Regulation, homeostasis
Population growth
Death
2003b1.
2003b2.
2003b3.
2003b4.
Prokaryote, eukaryote DNA
Hormones
Water
Population genetics, biodiversity
2004 1.
2004 2.
2004 3.
2004 4.
Meiosis
Evolution
Experiment, photosynthesis
Symbiosis
2004b1.
2004b2.
2004b3.
2004b4.
Prokaryotes, impact
Experiment, primary productivity, DO
Homeostasis
Kingdoms, characteristics
Gerald Rau 2011
2005 1.
2005 2.
2005 3.
2005 4.
Experiment, yeast enzymes
Chromosomes
Reproduction, angiosperm and moss
Immune system
2005b1.
2005b2.
2005b3.
2005b4.
Animal behavior, interactions
Evolutionary significance of adaptations
Protein synthesis
Experiment, osmosis
2006 1.
2006 2.
2006 3.
2006 4.
Prokaryote, eukaryote cells, organelles
Population ecology
Transpiration
Circulatory, respiratory, digestive systems
2006b1.
2006b2.
2006b3.
2006b4.
Sexual, asexual reproduction
Structure/function macromolecules, membranes
Transpiration
Food web energy transfer
2007 1.
2007 2.
2007 3.
2007 4.
Membranes, macromolecules, function
Cephalization, nervous system development, stimulus response
Biome, desert food chain, C4
Restriction mapping, recombinant DNA, GM
2007b1.
2007b2.
2007b3.
2007b4.
Behavior, experiment design
Immune, non-specific, acquired, transplant rejection
mRNA modification, translation, protein modification
Ecosystem energy flow, global changes
2008 1.
2008 2.
2008 3.
2008 4.
Protein structure, function, hemoglobin
Primary productivity, graph, prediction
Regulation, cellular, metabolic, ecosystem
Plants, fertilization, pollen transfer, self-incompatibility
2008b1.
2008b2.
2008b3.
2008b4.
DO, primary productivity
Structure and function, various levels
HW, population change
Homology and evolution
2009 1.
2009 2.
2009 3.
2009 4.
Experiment, graph, control, physiology
ATP structure, chemiosmosis, use, energy pyramid
Phylogeny, genetic change
DNA to protein, regulation, viruses
2009b1.
2009b2.
2009b3.
2009b4.
Transformation
Plant reproduction, alt. gen., vascular/non, dispersal
Water properties, biological role
Oxygen uptake mechanisms
Gerald Rau 2011
2010 1.
2010 2.
2010 3.
2010 4.
Homeostasis, glucose, cell signaling
Experiment, graph, predict, enzyme regulation
Linkage, HW
Succession, abiotic, primary/secondary
2010b1.
2010b2.
2010b3.
2010b4.
Chromatography, photosynthesis, Rf
Mutations, consequences, frequency change
Bacteria, roles, GM
Response, experiment design
Gerald Rau 2011
Recent AP Biology Free Response Questions, by Category
Molecules and Cells
Chemistry of Life
2001 4.
2002b3.
2003b3.
Proteins
Structure and function, polymers
Water
Cells
1998 1.
1999 2.
2006 1.
2006b2.
Cell membrane transport
Communication between cells
Prokaryote, eukaryote cells, organelles
Structure/function macromolecules, membranes
Cellular Energetics
Heredity and Evolution
Heredity
2003 1.
2003b1.
2004 1.
2005 2.
2006b1.
Molecular Genetics
1998 2.
1999 4.
2000 3.
2002 1.
2005b3.
Drosophila chi-square
Prokaryote, eukaryote DNA
Meiosis
Chromosomes
Sexual, asexual reproduction
Gene transfer
DNA as hereditary material
DNA replication, transcription, translation, transfer
Molecular genetics techniques
Protein synthesis
Evolutionary Biology
2001 2.
Evolution and natural selection
2003b4.
Population genetics, biodiversity
2004 2.
Evolution
2005b2.
Evolutionary significance of adaptations
Organisms and Populations
Diversity of Organisms
1999 3.
Domains
2002b1.
Bacteriophage
2004b1.
Prokaryotes, impact
2004b4.
Kingdoms, characteristics
Structure and Function of Plants and Animals
1998 3.
Asexual and sexual reproduction
2000 2.
Feedback mechanisms and homeostasis
2000 4.
Response to environment
2001 1.
Structure and function
2002 3.
Structure and function
Gerald Rau 2011
2002b4.
2003 2.
2003 4.
2003b2.
2004b3.
2005 3.
2005 4.
2006 3.
2006 4.
2006b3.
Ecology
1998 4.
2002 2.
2003 3.
2004 4.
2005b1.
2006 2.
2006b4.
Germ layers
Regulation, homeostasis
Death
Hormones
Homeostasis
Reproduction, angiosperm and moss
Immune system
Transpiration
Circulatory, respiratory, digestive systems
Transpiration
Food web
Biological rhythms, animals
Population growth
Symbiosis
Animal behavior, interactions
Population ecology
Food web energy transfer
Experiments
1999 1.
2000 1.
2001 3.
2002 4.
2002b2.
2004 3.
2004b2.
2005 1.
2005b4.
Gerald Rau 2011
Experiment, photosynthesis
Experiment, enzyme
Experiment, BOD, dissolved oxygen
Experiment, diffusion
Experiment, circulation
Experiment, photosynthesis
Experiment, primary productivity, DO
Experiment, yeast enzymes
Experiment, osmosis