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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
One of the Two Top Flash Card Products for AP Biology
I agree with another reviewer that this is one of the top two flash card products for AP Biology; the other being AP Biology Flashcard Quicklet: Flashcards in a Book for Biology Students. I have used both and here is my review:
1. This Product: This is very good if you like loose cards. The order of the topics covered is rather random. Some cards are very brief,...
Published on June 19, 2008 by Robert Ching
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
More illustrations might be helpful
Over 500 cards are present in this big box of cards, and the content is given at the back of the cards. However, I had to use rubber bands to sort out all of the cards by topic (they should have given tabs for the cards), and I would have learned and reviewed everything a lot faster if there are more illustrations and diagrams. Overall, still very good, but not the best...
Published on June 26, 2007 by Jerry L. the Bibliophile
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
One of the Two Top Flash Card Products for AP Biology, June 19, 2008
This review is from: AP Biology Flash Cards (Cards)
I agree with another reviewer that this is one of the top two flash card products for AP Biology; the other being AP Biology Flashcard Quicklet: Flashcards in a Book for Biology Students. I have used both and here is my review:
1. This Product: This is very good if you like loose cards. The order of the topics covered is rather random. Some cards are very brief, that is, may be for brevity. You have lot of space on the cards to write. There are enough number of cards. You should have already prepared from a Study Guide before trying these cards.
2. AP Biology Flashcard Quicklet: Flashcards in a Book for Biology Students. This is very good if you like flash cards in a book. The answers to the questions are very comprehensive and self-contained. The topics and cards are presented in a logical order. It's an excellent tool for a quick review if you have already prepared from a Study Guide. Because the cards are self-contained, you can use this book with any study guide or without any atudy guide.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Great Tool to Prepare for the AP Biology Exam, May 25, 2008
This review is from: AP Biology Flash Cards (Cards)
This is a great tool to prepare for the AP Biology Exam, if you like loose cards. If you like flash cards in the book, then I will suggest AP Biology Flashcard Quicklet by Paul Sanghera...I have both of them...and they are great...
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
More illustrations might be helpful, June 26, 2007
This review is from: AP Biology Flash Cards (Cards)
Over 500 cards are present in this big box of cards, and the content is given at the back of the cards. However, I had to use rubber bands to sort out all of the cards by topic (they should have given tabs for the cards), and I would have learned and reviewed everything a lot faster if there are more illustrations and diagrams. Overall, still very good, but not the best. Barron's could have done better.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
AP Biology Flash Cards, May 12, 2007
This review is from: AP Biology Flash Cards (Cards)
This is really helpful as a study aide! It worth the buy. The cards are really detailed and some of them even have really good diagram/pictures that describe the structures of various things. It's really helpful, especially if you've got a study buddy!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Good review tool, June 8, 2009
This review is from: AP Biology Flash Cards (Cards)
If you've ever taken an AP class before, you know the crazy periods of studying that occur right before the exam. Prep books, class notes, textbooks (heavy, oh god), the whole lot. Carried around everywhere.
This box set of flashcards is a very nice addition to study materials for the exam. I would recommend this set to anyone who is reviewing for the exam, but I did not find that is was useful for learning and last minute facts.
Here's a rundown: Inside the box are 500 flashcards. Each has a small hole in it, so you can slide a set on the included ring. The ring is NOT big enough to hold all 500, but you can easily put a whole larger topic (or a few smaller ones) onto it at one time.
The flashcards are not vocab flashcards, with one word on each side. The front has a concept, and the back has a couple of bullets of information. A couple even have diagrams, like the parts of the cell or a drawing of a dicot stem verses a monocot stem. You have to quint to see where a few of the arrows point, but it's not too bad.
As I saw it, the box set did a pretty decent job of covering all the major areas of biology. It even included a couple of cards on the labs that might be tested.
One thing to keep in mind is that these cards are really useful only if you already know the material. If you find that you don't understand a topic very well, and are looking to review materials to help you get that extra bit of information to put all the pieces together, then these flashcards will not help. The information is brief and devoid of in depth explanation like some of the study books have. If you need more of a 'mini-lesson', then I would suggest getting a real prep book. Barrons makes very thorough ones, but there are other types available.
In short, the flashcards are a good tool to help in preperation for the AP exam, but you definitely need to allow some time to work through all 500.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Covers a lot of information, March 8, 2008
This review is from: AP Biology Flash Cards (Cards)
The flash cards are great for studying but they were not as detailed as I hoped. I like how the cards have a lot of blank space on the back because I am able to add my own notes to it. The pictures are all one color, blue. But overall this product has ALL the key words and even labs!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Flash cards for the biologically impaired, August 2, 2007
This review is from: AP Biology Flash Cards (Cards)
These flash cards are a great study tool for students in AP biology. The questions are worded in a similar fashion to exam questions. Although illustrations would be nice as a bulk of the questions requires students extrapolate information from diagrams, it is still an extremely useful study tool. I do recommend it to my students each year.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
bio cards are great!!!, January 6, 2009
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My step son got them for Christmas and he loves them. They have helped him out alot!!!
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Very Useful for the AP Biology Exam <3, June 4, 2010
This review is from: AP Biology Flash Cards (Cards)
I loved these cards--they helped me ace the exam!
It's a good supplement to your textbook; but should not be used alone!
If anything, should be used as a review of the real deal-- your textbook and perhaps barrons AP Biology book.
Nevertheless (I being an avid reader of both Cambell & Barrons Bio), found these flashcards to be extremely helpful in reviewing for the AP Bio exam =)
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Not recommended, May 11, 2008
This review is from: AP Biology Flash Cards (Cards)
Although the flashcards say that they're best used with Barron's book How to Prepare for AP Biology, I found that they are largely unhelpful even in tandem with the book. (Those hoping to use solely the flashcards would be even more disappointed.) Instead, I would rely on a good review book. The "flashcards" themselves are more like notecards with bulleted information on the back; however, they are oddly organized and are sometimes difficult to understand because of their brevity. Within the nineteen categories, the cards are arranged in a strange order - for example, the "blood" flashcard comes after the flashcards with the components (plasma, RBCs, WBCs) and some cards seem repetitive (there is one called "pathway of blood" that is nearly identical to "human heart", save for a diagram on one). If I had to study again, I would simply purchase the Barron's AP Biology book alone, and not waste money on these.
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