GRE - biology

[lailanni]

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Hi all,

How many of you have taken the GRE - Biology?

What's on it? Biology (duh) -- but our bookstore isn't fancy enough to have a GRE Bio prep book. So what specific biology topics did you encounter?

I've heard ecology is on there too?

I know I could find it if I googled, but I trust your experience more than the internet 🙂

 

[nyanko]

Well, at the ETS site there is the practice booklet that they will send you when you sign up. I apologize for the long link, but this is where you can find it.

http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=e7952d3631df4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=6ef946f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

That tells you best what's on it I think. I took it, and it was fairly challenging but not anything terrible. It was a lot like my department's exit exam that we're required to take. If you have any more specific questions that aren't answered in the handbook let me know!

 

[JerseyisCutest]

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[philomycus]

My strategy was this: I did the last 50 questions first. They are the toughest while they are based on hypothetical experiments. The first 150 to me were much eaiser. I did those last.

Know evolution, a little ecology, mitosis, meiosis, DNA replication, trancription, translation. Also, know these three plants cells: paraenchyma, sclerenchyma, and collenchyma. They are factual recall and therefore free points. Also know the geological time scale. Know your plant hormones (there are 5).

I type up a study guide for my bio kids, you may find it helpful? If you email me I can send it your way.