The comparisons of AP biology, IB biology and SAT II biology 三门生物学考试对比（AP生物学，IB生物学，SAT II生物学）

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Let's compare the three biology disciplines: AP biology, IB biology and SAT II biology.

As we know the AP biology means advanced placement biology for students who are going to present his or her interest and potency of biology to the ideal university admission officials for their preference of selection as well as the credit waiving  after being admitted.

AP biology covering topics from cellular biology, genetics, molecular biology, plant and animal physiology, chemistry, ecology, to evolution etc, challenge students about their understanding of not only basic concepts, applications, but also inferences and analytical skills. So AP biology asks students to present good mastering knowledge of biology, requiring them to have a high quality of mnemonics about how to remember so variety of biological information within relatively short period of time, such as one term, several months. It is a real challenge, but it deserves a try for the success at last.

Comparatively speaking, IB biology is rather less challenge than AP biology, since IB biology asks students to mostly keep in mind that the basic understanding of molecular biology, cell biology, photosynthesis, ecology and evolution are the core subjects for the IB biology test. Also IB biology needs students to know human physiology, such as gastrointestinal activity and its relevant enzymes, cardiovascular circulations, respirations, nerve system etc. Pertaining to IA (Internal Assessment), it is a headache for some of the students since they are accustomed to listen to teachers to present information to them in the classroom and they just passively listen to the teacher, while IA changes the game rule from passive to active, that is to say, the students will proactively integrate what he or she has learned in the classroom or from the textbook and make a thorough analysis and preparation of the experiment. Finally the student should write  a paper. IA is an important part of scoring of IB biology.

Among the three biological disciplines, SAT II biology is the least difficult subject in that it mostly challenges contestants about the basic concepts of molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, plant and animal physiological knowledge and most of the question types are multiple choices which is comparatively easier than short answer questions. And it is classified into E and M, with E for Ecology and M for Molecular biology. If you are good at memorizing details, you are recommended to take M, molecular biology, while if you are adept at macro-point-view thinking style, you are suggested to register E, Ecology biology. 

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