Evolution Essays By: Mr. Schiller James Monroe HS

ESSAY Do’s and Don’ts Do: First thing- Read the Question. Second thing – Read the Question. Third Thing – Read the Question. Answer the Question, Only the Question and All the Parts of it. If you are given a choice of parts to answer, choose carefully, Don’t answer all the parts in that case. As you read the question, pay particular attention to bold and underlined words, they are important. Tips for Writing AP Biology Exam EssaysCompiled from various teachers, including Lois Peterson, Louise Huey, Richard Patterson, and Franklin Bell

Essay Do’s and Don’ts Briefly Outline the answer. You’ve got 10 min to do it! Pay attention to the verbs used in the directions… like “describe” “explain” “compare “give Evidence For…” etc. -- FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS. Then Write your essay. Define Terms Used. Describe. Explain. Elaborate. Write even the EASY Definitions… these may get you points! Tips for Writing AP Biology Exam EssaysCompiled from various teachers, including Lois Peterson, Louise Huey, Richard Patterson, and Franklin Bell

ESSAY Do’s and Don’ts Answer the Question in the order called for. Label Each Essay. The Essays Don’t have to be Answered in any particular order. Label Each Part of each Essay. If the essay is set up with internal parts A,B,C etc. then answer them that way. Label Each Part. Tips for Writing AP Biology Exam EssaysCompiled from various teachers, including Lois Peterson, Louise Huey, Richard Patterson, and Franklin Bell

Essay Do’s and Don’ts Write Clearly and Neatly. Go Into Detail – be on subject and to the point. Be Sure to Include the Obvious : “Light is necessary for photosynthesis…” Answer the Question Thoroughly. Tips for Writing AP Biology Exam EssaysCompiled from various teachers, including Lois Peterson, Louise Huey, Richard Patterson, and Franklin Bell

Essays Do’s and Don’ts If you Can’t Remember a Word – Take a shot at it, get as close as you can… If you don’t remember the name of a concept, then Describe it. Label your diagrams – title, X- and Y- axis, units… Be sure to refer to your diagram in your essay. Tips for Writing AP Biology Exam EssaysCompiled from various teachers, including Lois Peterson, Louise Huey, Richard Patterson, and Franklin Bell

Essay Do’s and Don’ts You Have around 22 minutes… bring a watch. The essays are written to be difficult… The National Average is about 50%. You may not know everything about each essay, but you will know something about each essay, relax and do the best you can. Tips for Writing AP Biology Exam EssaysCompiled from various teachers, including Lois Peterson, Louise Huey, Richard Patterson, and Franklin Bell

Essay Do’s and Don’ts Synthesis and Conceptual Questions: Protein synthesis and how they are exported out of the cell.. Mendel’s Laws and Mitosis… How Seeds, Placentas and Diploidy contribute to Evolutionary Success of Organisms… IF ASKED THIS QUESTION and you DON’T know the RELATIONSHIP Between 2 or 3 of these concepts, at least tell what you know about them individually. Tips for Writing AP Biology Exam EssaysCompiled from various teachers, including Lois Peterson, Louise Huey, Richard Patterson, and Franklin Bell

ESSAY do’s and DON’TS Don’t Waste Time on Background Information Don’t do a Long Introduction. Don’t Ramble … get to the point! Don’t Make Stuff Up. Don’t Contradict yourself. Don’t Panic… you probably know something about the essay. Don’t Worry about Spelling or Grammar … we ain’t no English Teacers! Don’t Write Sloppy. Don’t Leave the Question Blank… Each Point you earn on an essay is worth 2 pts on the MC Questions. Don’t Quit. Start writing and you may find yourself recalling more than you think you know. Tips for Writing AP Biology Exam EssaysCompiled from various teachers, including Lois Peterson, Louise Huey, Richard Patterson, and Franklin Bell

OK… So Some Evolution Essays… 1990: A. Describe the differences between the terms in each of the following pairs. (1) Coelomate versus acoelomate body plan (2) Protostome versus deuterostome development (3) Radial versus bilateral symmetry B. Explain how each of these pairs of features was important in constructing the phylogenetic tree shown below. Use specific examples from the tree in your discussion. Chordata Arthropoda Annelida Echinodermata Mollusca Nematoda Rotifera Platyhelminthes Cnidaria Porifera1990:

Essay Questions: 1991: Discuss how each of the following has contributed to the evolutionary success of the organisms in which they are found. a. Seeds b. Mammalian placenta c. Diploidy1991:

Essay Questions: 1992: Evolution is one of the unifying concepts of modern biology. Explain the mechanisms that lead to evolutionary change. Describe how scientists use each of the following as evidence for evolution: 1) Bacterial resistance to antibiotics 2) Comparative biochemistry 3) The fossil record1992:

Essay Questions: 1994: Genetic variation is the raw material for evolution. a. Explain three cellular and/or molecular mechanisms that introduce variation into the gene pool of a plant or animal population. b. Explain the evolutionary mechanisms that can change the composition of the gene pool.1994:

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