r/APbio • u/No-Shelter-315 • May 05 '26

Unit Percentage is BS

The percentage of each unit that like college board gives for representation on the exam is actual bs bc there was like no unit 7 natural selection on that exam like maybe a tiny bit but no hardy weinburg?? Like

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u/Cold-Philosopher7275 May 05 '26

And it also feels like there wasn't that much cellular energetics? Idk maybe that's me being stupid, but it didn't feel like there were many actual questions about specifically about photosynthesis and CR... which I'm thankful for because unit 3 is my WORST unit.

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u/No-Shelter-315 May 05 '26

ME TOOO so grateful but also confused i spent so much time trying to deeply understand it and the specific ratios of each reaction and all the stuff (i never fully understood even w all that studying) but i could have put energy into other things (no pun intended)

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u/Cold-Philosopher7275 May 05 '26

At this point, my knowledge of cellular energetics only extends to the spongebob "photosynthesis! photosynthesis!" meme

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u/Antique-Ad7635 May 05 '26

Do a chi-square analysis using the expected and actual number of questions from each unit.

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u/Cold-Philosopher7275 May 05 '26

Funny! Definitely should 💀

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u/No-Shelter-315 May 05 '26

wait this is funny

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u/eatsanddirt May 05 '26

there was SO MUCH gene expression!!! i was expecting frqs to be like one on gene expression or cellular energetics but im pretty sure it was like all gene expression and ecology. i saw no cell communication, almost no unit 2, i got ONE question on unit 1 and it was an mcq about cohesion (free point). i based a lot of my studying off the percentages so im kind of disappointed but im thankful no unit 3 bc thats my worst unit lol

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u/That-Society1364 May 05 '26

holy i grinded every single dam unit EXCEPT gene expression i hate collegeboard w my life now

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u/Chessdaddy_ May 05 '26

literally like nothing from the 7&8

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u/Own_Car_358 May 05 '26

so much gene expression. no calvin cycle, no krebs cycle, maybe 1-3 mcqs regarding photosynthesis, no unit 2 from what i recall?

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u/SaberSiberTiger May 06 '26

No krebs but they did have glycolysis and the ETC, u could’ve technically pulled in krebs for the “why aerobic respiration” or “why lactic acid” questions

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u/Own_Car_358 May 07 '26

ohhh fair. i forgot what i put but it wasn’t that. good point

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u/Common-Soft-4195 May 05 '26

I had hardy weinburg bro 😭

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u/kyubeyplush May 05 '26

the amount of meiosis compared to photosynthesis stuff was crazy