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Practice Exams

AP Biology - 5 practice exams

Practice exams

Practice Exam 1

Moderate

Section I: 60 MCQ (90 min) | Section II: 6 FRQ (90 min)

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Practice Exam 2

Moderate

Section I: 60 MCQ (90 min) | Section II: 6 FRQ (90 min)

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Practice Exam 3

Challenging

Section I: 60 MCQ (90 min) | Section II: 6 FRQ (90 min)

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Practice Exam 4

Challenging

Section I: 60 MCQ (90 min) | Section II: 6 FRQ (90 min)

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Practice Exam 5

Extra Challenge

Section I: 60 MCQ (90 min) | Section II: 6 FRQ (90 min)

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Classic practice progression: Exams 1-2 start at moderate difficulty, exams 3-4 add challenge, and exam 5 is the hardest classic set.

How to use the AP Biology practice exams

Each exam is a timed AP Biology practice exam, with multiple-choice and free-response sections. Every question has an explanation of the correct answer and of each wrong choice, and is tagged with the AP skill and topic it tests, so a missed question points straight to what to review.

  1. Work through the units first. The exams draw on all 8 units: Unit 1 (Chemistry of Life), Unit 2 (Cells), Unit 3 (Cellular Energetics), Unit 4 (Cell Communication and Cell Cycle), Unit 5 (Heredity), Unit 6 (Gene Expression and Regulation), Unit 7 (Natural Selection), Unit 8 (Ecology).
  2. Take Exam 1 in one sitting with the timer on, the way you will sit the real exam. Your score estimate is only meaningful under real timing.
  3. Review every question you missed or guessed. Group the misses by unit and skill, then go back to that unit's video, notes, and flashcards before the next exam.
  4. Space the remaining exams about a week apart so each one measures what you learned since the last. Save Exam 5, the hardest, for the final week before test day.

Not ready for a full exam?

Start with the free AP Biology practice test (20 questions with explanations, no login) or the free AP Biology study guide, which covers the exam format and every unit.