AP Biology Flash Cards |  | Author: Deborah T. Goldberg
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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Pages: 504
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Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 5 x 3.2
ISBN: 0764178687
Dewey Decimal Number: 371
EAN: 9780764178689
ASIN: 0764178687
Publication Date: February 1, 2006
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Product Description
Designed for students preparing to take the AP Biology test, this set of 500 flash cards is especially useful when used as a study aid in tandem with Barron’s How to Prepare for the AP Biology (ISBN 0-7641-2498-6). Cards are divided into 19 general categories: Biochemistry, the Cell, Cell Respiration, Photosynthesis, Cell Division, Inheritance, Classification, Evolution, Plants, Nutrition, Transport & Gas Exchange, Excretion, Hormones, Immunology, Nerves & Muscles, Reproduction & Development, Ecology, Animal Behavior, and Lab Review. Important terms and phrases to be memorized appear in bold type or Italics. Although designed primarily as an Advanced Placement test study aid, these flash cards can be profitably used by all biology students.
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Good review tool June 8, 2009
Sapphie (Florida, The Sunshine State)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you've ever taken an AP class before, you know the crazy periods of studying that occur right before the exam. Prep books, class notes, textbooks (heavy, oh god), the whole lot. Carried around everywhere.
This box set of flashcards is a very nice addition to study materials for the exam. I would recommend this set to anyone who is reviewing for the exam, but I did not find that is was useful for learning and last minute facts.
Here's a rundown: Inside the box are 500 flashcards. Each has a small hole in it, so you can slide a set on the included ring. The ring is NOT big enough to hold all 500, but you can easily put a whole larger topic (or a few smaller ones) onto it at one time.
The flashcards are not vocab flashcards, with one word on each side. The front has a concept, and the back has a couple of bullets of information. A couple even have diagrams, like the parts of the cell or a drawing of a dicot stem verses a monocot stem. You have to quint to see where a few of the arrows point, but it's not too bad.
As I saw it, the box set did a pretty decent job of covering all the major areas of biology. It even included a couple of cards on the labs that might be tested.
One thing to keep in mind is that these cards are really useful only if you already know the material. If you find that you don't understand a topic very well, and are looking to review materials to help you get that extra bit of information to put all the pieces together, then these flashcards will not help. The information is brief and devoid of in depth explanation like some of the study books have. If you need more of a 'mini-lesson', then I would suggest getting a real prep book. Barrons makes very thorough ones, but there are other types available.
In short, the flashcards are a good tool to help in preperation for the AP exam, but you definitely need to allow some time to work through all 500.
 bio cards are great!!! January 7, 2009
G. M. Lamannis (Minnesota)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My step son got them for Christmas and he loves them. They have helped him out alot!!!
One of the Two Top Flash Card Products for AP Biology June 19, 2008
Robert Ching
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I agree with another reviewer that this is one of the top two flash card products for AP Biology; the other being AP Biology Flashcard Quicklet: Flashcards in a Book for Biology Students. I have used both and here is my review:
1. This Product: This is very good if you like loose cards. The order of the topics covered is rather random. Some cards are very brief, that is, may be for brevity. You have lot of space on the cards to write. There are enough number of cards. You should have already prepared from a Study Guide before trying these cards.
2. AP Biology Flashcard Quicklet: Flashcards in a Book for Biology Students. This is very good if you like flash cards in a book. The answers to the questions are very comprehensive and self-contained. The topics and cards are presented in a logical order. It's an excellent tool for a quick review if you have already prepared from a Study Guide. Because the cards are self-contained, you can use this book with any study guide or without any atudy guide.
Great Tool to Prepare for the AP Biology Exam May 26, 2008
David Kabeer (Union City, TN)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a great tool to prepare for the AP Biology Exam, if you like loose cards. If you like flash cards in the book, then I will suggest AP Biology Flashcard Quicklet by Paul Sanghera...I have both of them...and they are great...
 Not recommended May 11, 2008
john marshall
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Although the flashcards say that they're best used with Barron's book How to Prepare for AP Biology, I found that they are largely unhelpful even in tandem with the book. (Those hoping to use solely the flashcards would be even more disappointed.) Instead, I would rely on a good review book. The "flashcards" themselves are more like notecards with bulleted information on the back; however, they are oddly organized and are sometimes difficult to understand because of their brevity. Within the nineteen categories, the cards are arranged in a strange order - for example, the "blood" flashcard comes after the flashcards with the components (plasma, RBCs, WBCs) and some cards seem repetitive (there is one called "pathway of blood" that is nearly identical to "human heart", save for a diagram on one). If I had to study again, I would simply purchase the Barron's AP Biology book alone, and not waste money on these.
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