AP Biology · Free-response questions 2016

8 questions, each with its course unit and the official scoring guidelines.

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Question 1

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Question 1 — Figure 1. Sampling sites of marine mussels at various locations (1–8) in Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean The table is titled Percent of Individuals Possessing La p 94 Allele. The t able has 2 broa d co l u m n…

Source: College Board — AP Biology, Free-response questions, 2016

Question 3

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Question 3 — The figure is a graph labeled Figure 1, Percent dry weight of different plant structures during the growing season for an annual plant. The graph has a horizontal axis labeled Time in weeks, with May, June, July, and…

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Question 5

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Question 5 — 5. The graph above shows the mass of plants from two different species over time. The plants grew while attached to each other. The plants were separated at the time indicated by the vertical line in the graph. Using…

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Question 7

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Question 7 — 7. In a certain species of plant, the diploid number of chromosomes is 4, 2 n equals 4. Flower color is controlled by a single gene in which the green allele Uppercase G is dominant to the purple allele Lowercase g .…

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