work – Kaitlyn's Ap Biology Site

Over the 2017-2018 school year, I have been a part of the AP Biology class. This class was special because I was in the class every day rather than normal block schedule. Because I had the class every day I felt that our class got an advantage to the AP test in comparison to other AP courses at the school. We ultimately got the most time to prepare for the AP Biology exam on May 14.

With that being said, after taking the AP Bio exam I am feeling confident that I passed. The multiple choice part of the exam was very much like our tests in class so I felt good with that part. However, for the short answer questions, I felt that I was rushing to get everything I wanted to say down on the page. Also for one of the questions, there was only half a page designated for the answer which I struggled trying to condense my thoughts to fit on the lines. Overall, I felt prepared for the exam through all of our preparation in class with practicing tips and tricks and the material. If you have a chance to take AP Biology, I highly recommend taking the class, biology is super interesting!

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May 17, 2018 by kaitlynoshiro Tags: ap, ap bio, ap bio test, ap biology, ap biology test, ap test, bio, biology, reflection, test, work 2 Comments

AP Biology went on another field trip this week to wetlands in Palo Alto. Save The Bay is an organization that helps cities around the Bay Area restore wetlands. The wetlands in the Bay Area serve an important purpose as a habitat for a diverse set of species and help protect the area from floods. Save The Bay restores the wetlands by planting native plants around the wetlands and removing invasive species of plants as well.

I learned so much of the history of the Bay Area wetlands through documentaries we watched in class before our field trip and from our amazing guides. I also learned about the diverse species that are only seen in the Bay Area. The history of California has always been interesting but I have never learned about the ocean we live so close to. While watching the documentary I was surprised and proud that the people who founded Save The Bay were three women who wanted to protect the waters from the trash that had been dumped.

If you are ever in the Bay Area, I would definitely suggest to volunteer at Save The Bay. The work that we did was not hard at all but very tedious. We first had to calculate the biotic factors in a quadrat that was provided. We counted every species that was in the quadrat and then calculated the Simpson’s Biodiversity index to see how diverse each plot was. Then we calculated the abiotic factors of each plot through measuring the soil moisture, pH, and salinity. The work is easy enough for anyone to volunteer.

Link: Save The Bay