Level of detail in Bio section, How did you prepare?

[CANgnome]

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After reading the Cliffs AP biology (mostly the taxonomy section), I am in wondering. How much detail does the biology section of the DAT go into? Especially the classification part =3=

How did those who took the test or am about to take it prepare for the Bio section? From my impression, compared to the GC/OCHEM sections you mostly try to read as often as possible and absorp the most you can instead of trying to learn everything?

 

[dentalWorks]

don't spend your time memorizing the classifications and the unique things about them. I remember from my test, the classification stuff was very basic, nothing overly detailed.

IMO, your better off spending your time learning other areas of biology then memorizing gawd-awful taxonomy and classification and maybe just maybe have only 1 "detailed" question about them. Its not worth it.

 

[CANgnome]

what about plant physiology? i am not a fan of it so to say 😛

 

[dentalWorks]

what about plant physiology? i am not a fan of it so to say 😛

Yeh I remember that chapter from cliff's AP bio... I hated it.

What I did was I read it multiple times during my DAT preparation, but didn't commit much of it to memory. However, the last day before my DAT, I sat down and read it slowly and took notes, that way it stayed fresh in my head for the next day just in case 1 question came from there lol....

 

[CANgnome]

lol, that was exactly what I was thinking. along with the taxonomy chapter!

 

[UCB05]

Taxonomy sucks. I think just the big classifications and a few milestones are more than enough. For the rest, all I did was read my books over and over again.